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't believe me? Take it from them: <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/business/samsungads/resources/tv-ad-retargeting/" rel="nofollow">https://www.samsung.com/us/business/samsungads/resources/tv-...</a> and <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/business/samsungads/insights/" rel="nofollow">https://www.samsung.com/us/business/samsungads/insights/</a><p>You're not their customer, you'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'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're a slimy company made up of unscrupulous people trying to squeeze every last drop out of every rock.<p>Don't give them your money. There are many other companies with much better track records.