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Title is not wrong but should probably say “disabled” since they aren’t disabling anything any more… > Motorola and Samsung, the main culprits, had to cease th
by taspeotis 3y ago
Title is not wrong but should probably say “disabled” since they aren’t disabling anything any more…
> Motorola and Samsung, the main culprits, had to cease their actions immediately and issued statements agreeing to cooperate with the Mexican government to find a solution.
- ballenf 3y agoThey stopped in Mexico after threats from regulators there. I think it's safe to assume they'll keep doing it (or start doing again) in other countries where they can get away with it. But at the very least, the article doesn't say they agreed to never do it again anywhere in the world.
- xtracto 3y agoI'm in Mexico and the news here mentioned that Motorola and Samsung did this as part of a "pilot" program in the country. Mainly because the consumer protection agencies here (PROFECO and IFETEL) are basically toothless and corrupt(ible). The sad thing is that its guaranteed that they will do it again.