Your media, is not being stolen.

 No one is interested in the media stored in your Samsung smartphone

A few days back, I read this article stating that Samsung is secretly keeping a track/transferring your pictures (or media) from your smartphone via a “chip” that resides in your battery. Well, in case you believed it after reading such an article, it is my strong advice that the next time you buy a phone, either look at the features with a good eye or don’t read things as such. 

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4. And about a year ago, my brother and I were getting some hands on the NFC feature of our Androids. We were a little surprised to know that the NFC controller was embedded with the battery in my cell, and so we tried a few attempts to get them connected and transfer some data. Disappointed by the results. There was not a single successful attempt which could possibly lead us to a happy face (This is how rare, and poor the NFC yet is.).

It clearly says "Near Field Communication" on the battery

The “spy” in your Samsung’s battery is nothing but a NFC circuit. NFC stands for Near Field Communication. Again, NEAR FIELD. This NFC feature of your smartphone allows it to create a radio communication with another device when the devices are brought into contact with each other or under a distance of approximately 10cm or less. 

And that is the bus.

Fool assumption #1. Samsung is stealing my data because I did not know about NFC. 

I believe that you do not live in a Samsung office? I mean, even the person living in the same room as yours cannot even connect with your cell unless they have their phone within 10cm of your own phone. Transferring the media present on your phone is a thing of words itself.

Fool assumption #2. Samsung has interest in my media

NO! NO ONE HAS! And you don’t need to worry unless you are involved in some criminal. I hope you don’t click your pictures while you snort that bitch up, do you?

Fool assumption #3. Wait! I didn’t know about this chip, this HAS to be a secret plan by Samsung, I must                                               aware everyone.

Yes! Because I am stupid, everyone else must be too!

Fool assumption #4. SHIT! I can’t do anything about it

Settings> Wireless and Networks> NFC (tick or UN-tick as desired)> SAVE BATTERY!

No! Samsung is not stealing any of your data, they already have a lot to worry about their marketing and launches. You are responsible is your data is getting stolen. And you are responsible if you can’t monitor the activity on your own phone. The transfer rate via NFC is about 110 kbit/s to 430 kbit/s. This means, theoretically, 1 MB in approx. 30 seconds.

Don’t worry, it’s just a useful but used-less feature. Like the human brain. 

~Caveman