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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Samsung and Other Manufacturers Disable Phones Bought on Gray Markets: A Consumer Nightmare

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Samsung and Other Manufacturers Disable Phones Bought on Gray Markets: A Consumer Nightmare

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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    One of the many reasons why I don’t buy “connected” devices anymore.

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      You posting on Lemmy by mail?

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        By “connected” I meant controlled by the 3rd party with or without my knowledge/permission. If I cannot set what and where is being sent from a device I don’t use it. And yes, you can call me paranoid :)

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      You don’t own a phone?

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        Honestly, with how powerful modern Smartphones are, you can just buy one now, flash an open source version of android and use that for a decade, assuming the OS gets supported that long.

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            Check GrapheneOS.

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