@esaru@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org • 7 months agoSamsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Showswww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldtheandrocollection@lemm.eeprivacy@lemmy.mlandroid@lemdro.idtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkSamsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Showswww.404media.co@esaru@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org • 7 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldtheandrocollection@lemm.eeprivacy@lemmy.mlandroid@lemdro.idtechnology@lemmy.world
The contract requires repair shops to “immediately disassemble” devices that have parts “not purchased from Samsung.”
minus-square@umbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilink8•7 months agoso one of the reasons they shunned independent repair was that your privacy was at risk or something… and now they require repair shops to share customer data. i can’t with these corpo doublespeak motherfuckers.
so one of the reasons they shunned independent repair was that your privacy was at risk or something… and now they require repair shops to share customer data.
i can’t with these corpo doublespeak motherfuckers.