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Samsung is Loading McAfee Antivirus Software On Smart TVs (techspot.com)
Samsung is adding bloatware to its 2019 TVs because McAfee is paying them to do so. From a report: There is arguably no reason at all for Samsung to offer a third-party antivirus software for an operating system that is developed in house. Partnering with software vendors is fairly common practice for large hardware manufacturers. Laptop makers frequently preinstall bloatware in return for some sizable payouts and smartphone OEMs are no different. Samsung is now installing McAfee antivirus software on its 2019 TV lineup.
Samsung is claiming something to the effect of wanting to protect users from malware. On the surface that makes sense, but Samsung is running its very own Tizen OS on all of its TVs. Instead of adding more junk to a TV, why not just improve the OS? The answer though is very self explanatory. Samsung would not receive a payout from McAfee if it did not install the unneeded software.
Samsung is claiming something to the effect of wanting to protect users from malware. On the surface that makes sense, but Samsung is running its very own Tizen OS on all of its TVs. Instead of adding more junk to a TV, why not just improve the OS? The answer though is very self explanatory. Samsung would not receive a payout from McAfee if it did not install the unneeded software.
If the so called anti virus is just a digital signature verification system to make certain that the firmware and so called apps are legit then it makes sense. Could be that MacAfee is just taking over what is becoming an essential function of their software control quality control. I guess that all the experience of years spent building a software digital signature checking system that run at high priority make it so that it is cheaper for Samsung to outsource the essential process rather than do the essential coding in house.
Remember Windows without so called antivirus? You install XP and put it on the net without a French safe first and bingo you got screwed before you even got to do a Windows update. It is just a matter of time before you get your new TV home turn on the wifi or plug in the cable and POOF you get hosed. I am sure there are people out there with a bone to pick going after every OS with a network stack and it is just a matter of time before Samsung and all the other device manufactures start getting their firmware hacked the way Windows OS did. Don't forget we are seeing online hacking of things like baby monitors so I am sure that Samsung TVs are an even sweeter target for the digital dick heads that run the bot nets. Just imagine this: a future bit coin con scam that hoses your TV and asks for a ransom to get Fox News and at the same time steals your Netflix account info and credit card info. ;-0 At least Samsung did not make a pact with the Russian Putin controlled AVG group. Or worse still, the Norton/NSA group!
I got news for you, in a very short time they will come with a 5G radio that you dont control. It will connect to the home base, period.
Good-bye
I mean why should I pay for a TV from a company that sees me as its product?
AV on your NAS is not designed to protect the NAS itself, its designed to detect windows malware being put onto the storage device and thus spread to other windows clients that are accessing it.
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Why would they waste money on a 5G modem and on-going cellular data costs when the user is very likely to connect it to their wifi for free anyway?
Also it would be pointless in Europe because the user could just decline he mandatory opt-in permission request, and agreement cannot legally be forced by making it mandatory to use the functions of the TV.
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