Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartphone sold in the US

Re:Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartph... by pmlnr on Friday January 10, 2020 @05:27PM (#22016289)

I hope people remember when Kindles were possible to be bought with burned-in ads for cheaper.

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Re:Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartph... by jzwinck on Friday January 10, 2020 @06:12PM (#22016626)

I too hope people remember that, because it was the case one minute ago. You save $20 or so by having ads on your Kindle when it is sleeping. The ads are not burned in, they are delivered via WiFi the same as other Kindle content. I don't see the problem with it.

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Re:Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartph... by wmeredith on Saturday January 11, 2020 @11:05PM (#22024397)

You can also go into the settings, pay the extra $20, and turn them off.

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Re:Unremovable malware found preinstalled on low-end smartph... by Jeff_Brown on Friday January 10, 2020 @05:57PM (#22016533)

In which case the buyer knew what they were getting into, yes?

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