Stroal

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/ektg8u/chinese_spyware_preinstalled_on_all_samsung/
 
A reddit user discovered that the Storage section of the Device Care software that Samsung uses in their Android distribution is made by a shady Chinese company named Qihoo 360. This company is well-known to use shady tactics and trickery to install adware and spyware on users' products. Using Wireshark, the reddit user was able to confirm that the company does indeed send data back to chinese servers, under at least two domain names: 360.cn & 360safe.com. To make matters worse, Device Care and its individual sections cannot be disabled by the user without Root privileges.
 
Yet another worse detail is outlined in the comments of the original thread, from which a user discovered that this company is sending sensitive data back to the Chinese servers over standard, unencrypted HTTP. The sensitive data includes details like your device's IMEI number and MAC address.
 
 
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Given how this topic is rapidly blowing up on Reddit, I hope it can have enough outreach for media sites with actual contacts at Samsung to pick up on this. Maybe Samsung would be willing to work on shutting down these oversights and support their users.

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-brings-galaxy-to-more-people-introducing-galaxy-s10-lite-and-note10-lite
 
Samsung Electronics today announced the new Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note10 Lite. Building on the legacy of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series, these Galaxy Lite models bring key premium features such as the latest camera technology, signature S Pen, immersive display and a long-lasting battery at an accessible price point.
 

 
 
 
My Thoughts:

Just what we need, more versions of the same phone. Also I find it strange that they are releasing this so close to an apparent Feb launch of the galaxy S11.  I'm not too sure how big of a market there is for a cheaper version of the Note10, but time will tell.  Also way to steal the naming convention from Nintendo! 
 

 

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-brings-galaxy-to-more-people-introducing-galaxy-s10-lite-and-note10-lite
 
Samsung Electronics today announced the new Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note10 Lite. Building on the legacy of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series, these Galaxy Lite models bring key premium features such as the latest camera technology, signature S Pen, immersive display and a long-lasting battery at an accessible price point.
 

 
 
 
My Thoughts:

Just what we need, more versions of the same phone. Also I find it strange that they are releasing this so close to an apparent Feb launch of the galaxy S11.  I'm not too sure how big of a market there is for a cheaper version of the Note10, but time will tell.  Also way to steal the naming convention from Nintendo! 
 

 

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-brings-galaxy-to-more-people-introducing-galaxy-s10-lite-and-note10-lite
 
Samsung Electronics today announced the new Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note10 Lite. Building on the legacy of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series, these Galaxy Lite models bring key premium features such as the latest camera technology, signature S Pen, immersive display and a long-lasting battery at an accessible price point.
 

 
 
 
My Thoughts:

Just what we need, more versions of the same phone. Also I find it strange that they are releasing this so close to an apparent Feb launch of the galaxy S11.  I'm not too sure how big of a market there is for a cheaper version of the Note10, but time will tell.  Also way to steal the naming convention from Nintendo! 
 

 

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-brings-galaxy-to-more-people-introducing-galaxy-s10-lite-and-note10-lite
 
Samsung Electronics today announced the new Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note10 Lite. Building on the legacy of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series, these Galaxy Lite models bring key premium features such as the latest camera technology, signature S Pen, immersive display and a long-lasting battery at an accessible price point.
 

 
 
 
My Thoughts:

Just what we need, more versions of the same phone. Also I find it strange that they are releasing this so close to an apparent Feb launch of the galaxy S11.  I'm not too sure how big of a market there is for a cheaper version of the Note10, but time will tell.  Also way to steal the naming convention from Nintendo! 
 

 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

I appreciate Grey's explanation, but when he speaks about not being able to understand how it works, that's completely false. You can learn how it works, it just takes a lot of time to do so. It's far from magic. 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

I appreciate Grey's explanation, but when he speaks about not being able to understand how it works, that's completely false. You can learn how it works, it just takes a lot of time to do so. It's far from magic. 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

As a programmer,  it drives me crazy how everyone is talking about A.I. but no one talks about the difficultly involved. It drives me insane how people talk like it's just around the corner, but we cannot qualify what consciousness is, let alone how to develop or emulate it.  The first part of programming is understanding the problem, and we cannot yet understand consciousness. All of this is so far off that I'd be shocked if anything comes anywhere close  to a general intelligence during my life time.  I view these articles as wishful thinking at best. 
 
 

Huh I recall hearing this on Tecklink....

And if that one time you plug it is done wrong, you could damage thousands of dollars worth of equipment.
 
So I'm in the same boat. Keyed for professional. In fact, the harder it is to screw up professional hardware, the better. You know there's so many people who aren't careful.

RT cores are completely useless tho. 

That won't happen. Apple is as much a fashion statement as it is a technology company. If they changed the design to a circle, it'd be hard to tell the difference between other watches, and that's something apple would never do. 

But I thought Steam Good, Epic games bad!

I'd take a circular apple watch

It's not just Epic games, it's also: 
Riot Games
Activision Blizzard
Ubisoft
Paradox interactive
Supercell
 
So hopefully all of you will not just boycott Epic, but also all the other companies Tencent has major steaks in. 

The problem is that Facebook, YouTube and Google are now acting more like Publishers, but don't want to be held liable as publishers. They are avoiding the regulation and responsibility that all publishers face, while also curating content. They want the Platform label, but want Publisher control. 

That's the issue here. Nothing more, nothing less. 

This is China.  In (for my own example) America we (see also, people who like to get upset about things out of their control but don't actually get upset about things IN their control) get a stick up our ass about all these fallacies that occur but gladly get that next iPhone, Mac, without ACTUALLY giving a shit.
 
I get so tired of people pretending to give a shit.