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Motorola phones have started hijacking the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes

https://9to5google.com/2026/05/25/motorola-amazon-app-hijacking-behavior/
35•Cider9986•1h ago

Comments

gsky•1h ago
Chinese brands always pull this stuff
gib444•1h ago
I was possibly thinking of getting a Motorola with G.ràphenéOS when released.

Yeah, not now.

Uzazo•59m ago
The described behavior would not happen when you use a custom OS.

I understand not wanting to give Motorola any money because of this, though.

Cider9986•51m ago
True. Google does much worse things overall, but they aren't as surface-level scammy as this.
gib444•20m ago
The tail never wags the dog.

Initially the project won't change, but it likely will over time.

sourcegrift•1h ago
If an anti-worker company is getting fleeced, nothing wrong with that.

I hope motorola collaborates with Pine and brings linux to phones. In the age of LLM apps are obviously not a problem. (Hopefully windows Phone 7, not 8 also comes back)

dotcoma•24m ago
How low can you go?
kayson•9m ago
> In further digging, we noticed that the URL the phone opens up is “kira-abboud.com,” a website that references fashion influencer “@kirasfashionfinds.” Notably, this exact URL isn’t listed anywhere on Abboud’s social media, and the affiliate codes don’t match up either. The redirect coming from Motorola phones is using Amazona affiliate code “sramz-kff-008-20” which is completely different from any of the codes we saw from links shared by Abboud’s accounts and linked websites.

Something funny is up; this doesn't seem deliberate.

blitzo•7m ago
Isn't this cookie stuffing? Same modus operandi using by Geo-something widget back in 2000s with hidden ebay affiliate links that got caught by FBI. Someone should go in jail for this.

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