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15
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12
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12 of them depend on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 2 findings
  • Microphone & Audio 1 finding
  • Contacts 1 finding
  • Messages 1 finding
  • Biometrics 4 findings
  • Sensitive Data 4 findings
  • Tracking 6 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 9 findings
  • Sharing 13 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 19 findings
  • Other 10 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Advertising & Profiling Ad networks Samsung works with may track your devices and build a browsing profile

What this means

Samsung says the ad networks it participates in use the information to show ads that may be tailored to interests, to track users' browsers or devices across websites and apps, and to build a profile of users' online browsing and app usage.

The ad networks use the information to show ads that may be tailored to interests, to track users' browsers or devices across websites and apps, and to build a profile of users' online browsing and app usage.

Why this matters

A profile of your browsing and app use can be built by ad networks, not only by Samsung.

What the policy says

The networks use this information to show ads that may be tailored to individuals’ interests, to track users’ browsers or devices across multiple websites and apps, and to build a profile of users’ online browsing and app usage activities. The information our ad networks may collect includes data about users’ visits to websites and apps that participate in the relevant ad networks, such as the pages or ads viewed and the actions taken on the websites or apps.

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Microphone & Audio No verified control Samsung records your calls and chats with its Customer Service

What this means

Samsung says that when you contact Customer Service it asks for certain information to verify your identity and collects information about your consultation, including recordings of your voice and chat or communication transcripts.

When you contact Customer Service, Samsung asks for certain information to verify your identity and collects information about your consultation, including recordings of your voice and chat or communication transcripts.

Why this matters

A call or chat with support can leave a recording and transcript with Samsung.

What the policy says

To provide responses when you contact Customer Service, we ask for certain information to verify your identity, the Service you are inquiring about (including repair history), and information related to your consultation (including recordings of your voice and chat or communication transcripts).

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What you can do

No verified user-facing control found.

In the Samsung documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that directly changes this practice, or a wider option that reaches it.

Tracking Through certain services, Samsung tracks your activity across other websites and apps

What this means

Samsung says that through certain Services it collects personal information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites, devices, apps and other online services, using cookies and similar technologies.

Through certain Services, Samsung collects personal information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites, devices, apps and other online services, using cookies and similar technologies.

Why this matters

What you do away from Samsung's own apps can be part of what Samsung collects.

What the policy says

Through certain Services, we collect personal information about your online activities on websites and connected devices over time and across third-party websites, devices, apps, and other online features and services through cookies and similar technologies. We use third-party analytics services on our Services, such as those of Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics, and Adobe Analytics.

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12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Advertising & Profiling 2
  • Controls & Permissions 2
  • Sensitive Data 2
  • Sharing 2
  • Biometrics 1
  • Contacts 1
  • Location 1
  • Other 1

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  • Location 1 more
  • Messages 1 more
  • Biometrics 3 more
  • Sensitive Data 2 more
  • Tracking 5 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 6 more
  • Sharing 11 more
  • Controls & Permissions 17 more
  • Other 9 more

  • Complete report

    55 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

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