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| From | Marion <marion@facts.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android, alt.cellular, uk.telecom.mobile |
| Subject | Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam |
| Date | 2025-06-18 17:57 +0000 |
| Organization | BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com) |
| Message-ID | <102uun5$p3m$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> (permalink) |
| References | <102url6$2cqg$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <mbgalbFa0btU1@mid.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:17:23 +0100, Andy Burns wrote : > What kind of drugs do those people take? > > "For Carriers & OEMs : Owning the device experience lets you > present content that drives engagement, builds retention and > boosts profits long after the phone is sold. Every tap, swipe > and click adds to your insights." Hi Andy, (this will be a newer, nicer version of me, but the same me!) I'm glad you looked at Sliide's horrific advertising to the carriers! <https://sliide.com/carriers> <https://sliide.com/> <https://sliide.com/press> etc. I had never heard of "Sliide" before (I had thought it was a typo). But they're not only advertising to carriers, but also to developers: "App Developers get new ways to earn! Sliide lets App Developers occupy new real estate on the phone to gain additional, incremental revenue in places you didn't have access to before." Yikes! >> It was installed without my express consent, apparently, by T-Mobile. > > Does T-Mobile's standard T&C say that they are able to include little > gifts like this with firmware upgrades? Seems like a good way to drive > customers away and build resentment? Based on subsequent searches, I found Sliide does operate globally. Their "About Us" page mentions being based in London. But they also have offices in New York. A press release about their partnership with Taboola states their offerings are embedded in "tens of millions of mobile devices in 187 countries." Yikes! Their privacy policy also mentions adherence to GDPR, indicating operations in the EU. So they are active in the UK and EU, and globally. What irks me most is I had long ago deleted all the T-Mobile bloatware: C:\> adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 *tmobile* My 2021 free Samsung Galaxy A32-5G received its final officially promised security update on June 4th, 2025 - which coincides with the Sliide date. Sarcastically, I might note that they might have taken their final chance at "updating" my phone to add their bloatware but a look in Muntashirakon for "tmo" finds that they also installed these bloatware apps recently: Device Manager <com.tmobile.pr.adapt> Installed June 15, 2025, 3 trackers, bloatware flagged Tracker: com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementReceiver Tracker: com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService Tracker: com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementJobService T-Mobile Diagnostics <com.tmobile.echolocate> Installed December 31, 2008, 3 trackers, bloatware flagged Tracker: com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementReceiver Tracker: com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService Tracker: com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementJobService As an aside, I am aware you use Muntashirakon, but I pity those people who are defenseless against carrier-installed spam who don't know about it. There are ways to look for Android activities with "sliide" in the name. We could cover that separately if people are interesting in that approach.
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Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-18 17:05 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-06-18 18:17 +0100
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-18 17:57 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-18 11:00 -0700
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2025-06-28 10:32 -0400
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-29 03:02 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-18 10:59 -0700
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2025-06-18 20:04 +0100
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Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-18 19:35 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 04:03 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-18 21:08 -0700
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-19 14:22 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-06-19 14:36 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam "W. Green" <wgreen@notreal.net> - 2025-06-19 16:28 +0100
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 06:07 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2025-06-19 09:00 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam "W. Green" <wgreen@notreal.net> - 2025-06-19 15:01 +0100
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 17:54 +0100
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam "W. Green" <wgreen@notreal.net> - 2025-06-19 19:21 +0100
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-19 21:17 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-06-25 12:15 +0100
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-25 13:07 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-06-19 14:40 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2025-06-19 15:58 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-19 18:07 +0000
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Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-06-19 22:39 +0000
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-19 16:52 -0700
Re: Warning: Check your phone for unwanted "Sliide" intrusive full-page video spam Siard <saylor259@mailbox.org> - 2025-06-20 10:54 +0200
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