Why I will never buy another Samsung device
I avoid all things Samsung for a <i>much</i> more important reason: They spy on you mercilessly, up to about the same level as Facebook.<p>For example, they take screenshots of what you watch on your Samsung Televisions!<p>Don&#x27;t believe me? Take it from them: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.samsung.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;business&#x2F;samsungads&#x2F;resources&#x2F;tv-ad-retargeting&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.samsung.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;business&#x2F;samsungads&#x2F;resources&#x2F;tv-...</a> and <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.samsung.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;business&#x2F;samsungads&#x2F;insights&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.samsung.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;business&#x2F;samsungads&#x2F;insights&#x2F;</a><p>You&#x27;re not their customer, you&#x27;re the product.<p>Additionally, Samsung have a habit of releasing forced updates that almost-but-not-entirely brick their TVs, slowing them down to molasses. They do this right before the next model becomes available for purchase.<p>Last but not least, a colleague worked there as a consultant, and his stories of their lax IT security were nearly unbelievable. Even though they spy on you like Google or Facebook, they are <i>not</i> like a FAANG when it comes to protecting your private info! They&#x27;ve been hacked for sure, probably by multiple nation state actors. Whatever you watch or do with their TVs is being relayed to the US, Russians, Chinese, or <i>whomever</i>. Assume that nothing you do with a Samsung device or Samsung software is remotely secure or safe.<p>They&#x27;re a slimy company made up of unscrupulous people trying to squeeze every last drop out of every rock.<p>Don&#x27;t give them your money. There are many other companies with much better track records.