Samsung...privacy

[Super-Ovni]

Can someone please explain what kind of new privacy invasion is Samsung launching???

Now we need to say in which state I live to update the Galaxy Store???

[buckeye47]

I noticed this this morning. 🤨🫣

[requa]

My first thought was this was related to efforts by various states to restrict content access based on age. Just a guess. Looking in the Galaxy Store privacy notice, I found the notice below, but could not find links to the additional information referenced. Either way, I'm reading this as an attempt to get ahead of a policy requirement we have not seen yet.

State Law Privacy Rights

If you reside in certain states, you may have rights and choices concerning your personal information. For more information about privacy rights that may be available to you under applicable laws, please see the What Are Your Rights? section of the Samsung Privacy Policy and the State Law Privacy Rights section of the US Supplement to the Samsung Privacy Policy.

[-CROW-]

I think it's for
Sales Tax Calculation: If you try to buy an app, a game, an in-app purchase, or a phone theme, Samsung needs to calculate the exact sales tax. sales tax varies drastically by state (and even by county), so they need your state to charge you the correct legal amount.

State-Specific Privacy Laws: Different states have very specific digital privacy rules. For example, if you live in California (CCPA), Virginia, or Colorado, you legally have different rights regarding how Samsung tracks your data compared to other states.