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paxysyesterday at 7:46 PM2 repliesview on HN

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> The presence of an Israeli-origin technology component on Samsung phones in WANA countries poses additional problems. Several nations in this region legally bar Israeli companies from operating, and in light of the ongoing Israel–Palestine conflict, the preload of an app tied to such a company becomes even more contentious.

So yes, the presence of Israeli software is a problem in many countries, and may even be illegal.


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dogma1138yesterday at 8:06 PM

I’ll wager there is a bit more Israeli tech in those phones than some adware.

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xenospnyesterday at 8:55 PM

Apple's A/M-series chips are designed in Israel. My guess is no one is banning iPhones.

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