Article 3T80N Samsung phones sent photos to random contacts, users say

Samsung phones sent photos to random contacts, users say

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Samuel Gibbs
from Technology | The Guardian on (#3T80N)

Firm is investigating reports that default messaging app sent pictures without consent

Samsung is investigating reports that its default text messaging app on the Galaxy S8 and S9 smartphones is sending photos to random contacts without permission.

Users posted complaints on Reddit and Samsung's support forums about a strange issue that appears to be silently sending photos to random contacts. The Samsung Messages app doesn't show any sign of sending the photos, meaning the user is completely unaware of the picture messaging.

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