Isn't this cookie stuffing? Same modus operandi using by Geo-something widget back in 2000s with hidden ebay affiliate links that got caught by FBI. Someone should go in jail for this.
Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes
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#12I used to choose Motorola devices for a long time but since 2 years when I bought Edge 30 Fusion I started to notice they automatically (without my knowledge) add 3 stupid apps or games about two times a month :/ There is no way to stop it. My kids phones are stuffed with this sh*t.
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#13Calling this "hijacking the Amazon app" is hyperbolic in my opinion. They replaced the shortcut in the app drawer. To me this looks like normal scummy OEM behaviour, like pre-installing spyware, "anti-" malware, adware etc. which sadly pretty much every mobile/computer manufacturer does.
Replacing the OS is one of the first things I do with every laptop, PC and mobile device to get rid of (most) crap that was installed without my consent.
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#15I used to choose Motorola devices for a long time but since 2 years when I bought Edge 30 Fusion I started to notice they automatically (without my knowledge) add 3 stupid apps or games about two times a month :/ There is no way to stop it. My kids phones are stuffed with this sh*t.
On some phones this is done by something like AppCloud, which you can usually uninstall from the user partition using ADB/Universal Android Debloater.
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#16That begs the question! Did they use a Sony rootkit ? XD
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
The described behavior would not happen when you use a custom OS. I understand not wanting to give Motorola any money because of this, though.
The tail never wags the dog. Initially the project won't change, but it likely will over time.
But AFAIK it doesn't work like that. Motorola makes a phone that has an unlockable bootloader, provides firmware bundles, etc., but the OS images will be made by the GrapheneOS team and they would never do anything like that.
(I think the misunderstanding is that Motorola would make the GrapheneOS builds.)
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#18To think I was worried about buying a Xiaomi tablet while already using a Motorola.
Gonna flash a rom on the Xiaomi anyway, but all oems are doing this type of stuff.
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#19This is really unethical, replacing original app shortcuts breaks trust.
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#20If an anti-worker company is getting fleeced, nothing wrong with that. I hope motorola collaborates with Pine and brings linux to phones. In the age of LLM apps are obviously not a problem. (Hopefully windows Phone 7, not 8 also comes back)
I agree with your overall opinion, but not sure why you had to bring LLMs into a topic that has nothing to do with them.