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Una dintre aplicaţiile preinstalate pe telefoanele Samsung, descoperită trimiţând datele utilizatorilor unei companii chinezeşti Aurelian Mihai - 7 Feb 2020 Problemele pentru Samsung au apărut după ce o investigaţie a arătat că funcţia de curăţare a spaţiului de stocare de fişiere nedorite este implementată cu ajutorul unui software furnizat de o companie din China cu reputaţie dubioasă, Qihoo 360, cunoscută pentru practicile abuzive de colectare a datelor despre utilizatori, cu scopul vânzării acestora către companii de publicitate. În mod predictibil, vestea nu a fost bine primită de comunitatea Android, iar clarificările oferite de Samsung, cum că întreg procesul de scanare şi înlăturare a fişierelor junk este gestionat pe dispozitiv iar pe serverele Qihoo sunt încărcate doar informaţii generice, nu a mulţumit pe toată lumea. Pentru a elimina orice îndoieli rămase, Samsung a mers mai departe creând o actualizare de Android 10 care înlătură software-ul furnizat de Qihoo 360 de pe dispozitivele utilizatorilor, chiar dacă asta înseamnă şi dispariţia funcţiei respective din aplicaţia Device Care. Este de aşteptat ca Samsung să reintroducă funcţia de curăţare a fişierelor redundante cu o actualizare viitoare a aplicaţiei Device Care, folosind software dezvoltat de inginerii companiei sau comandat de la alt furnizor cu reputaţie ceva mai bună. Sursa: https://www.go4it.ro/aplicatii/una-dintre-aplicatiile-preinstalate-pe-telefoanele-samsung-descoperita-trimitand-datele-utilizatorilor-unei-companii-chinezesti-18808744/

Nimic nou sub soare. https://www.oscar-tech.com/blog/2016/11/700-million-android-phones-secretly-sending-data-to-china Sunt convins ca si Huawei-ul meu face la fel. Insa citind cu atentie leakurile Wikileaks nici muricanii nu sunt mai prejos. Dar cum nu vreau sa ma intorc la Nokia 3310... compromit asa.

Apple has been fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers. The fine was imposed by France's competition and fraud watchdog DGCCRF, which said consumers were not warned. In 2017, Apple confirmed that it did slow down some iPhones, but said it only did so to "prolong the life" of the devices. Apple said in a statement that it had resolved the issue with the watchdog. Why does Apple slow down old iPhones? Many customers had long suspected that Apple slowed down older iPhones to encourage people to upgrade when a new one was released. In 2017, the company confirmed it did slow down some models as they aged, but not to encourage people to upgrade. It said the lithium-ion batteries in the devices became less capable of supplying peak current demands, as they aged over time. That could result in an iPhone unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components. So, it released a software update for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE which "smoothed out" battery performance. The practice was confirmed after a customer shared performance tests on Reddit, suggesting their iPhone 6S had slowed down considerably as it had aged, but had suddenly speeded up again after the battery had been replaced. What did the regulator say? The French watchdog said iPhone owners "were not informed that installing iOS updates (10.2.1 and 11.2) could slow down their devices". As part of the agreement, Apple must display a notice on its French-language website for a month. It says Apple "committed the crime of deceptive commercial practice by omission" and had agreed to pay the fine. Does Apple still slow down older iPhones? Yes. Since Apple confirmed the practice in 2017, it has implemented it on several more iPhonesincluding: iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus iPhone SE iPhone 7 and 7 Plus iPhone 8 and 8 Plus running iOS 12.1 or higher iPhone X running iOS 12.1 or higher iPhone XS, XS Max and XR running iOS 13.1 or higher The setting is only enabled when the battery begins to degrade, and iOS now offers clearer information to consumers about when performance management has been switched on. "The effects of performance management on these newer models may be less noticeable due to their more advanced hardware and software design," Apple said. Preluat de pe BBC