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Verizon Wireless was caught inserting customer- or device-unique cookies into HTTP requests starting in 2012<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahani |first=Aarti |date=8 Mar 2016 |title=Verizon Settles With FCC Over 'Supercookies' Allegations |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/03/08/469606418/verizon-settles-with-fcc-over-supercookies-allegations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309111919/https://www.npr.org/2016/03/08/469606418/verizon-settles-with-fcc-over-supercookies-allegations |archive-date=9 Mar 2016 |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=www.npr.org}}</ref> | Verizon Wireless was caught inserting customer- or device-unique cookies into HTTP requests starting in 2012<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahani |first=Aarti |date=8 Mar 2016 |title=Verizon Settles With FCC Over 'Supercookies' Allegations |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/03/08/469606418/verizon-settles-with-fcc-over-supercookies-allegations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309111919/https://www.npr.org/2016/03/08/469606418/verizon-settles-with-fcc-over-supercookies-allegations |archive-date=9 Mar 2016 |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=www.npr.org}}</ref> | ||
=== | ===Verizon App Manager (2019-Present)=== | ||
At least as far back as December of 2019, many Android devices purchased through Verizon Wireless have come with Verizon App Manager preinstalled. The software is most present on Samsung devices purchased through Verizon. Verizon App Manager is a program that downloads apps onto the device without the user's permission, often doing so while the phone is being used without warning. These apps are often low-quality free mobile games that themselves contain ads, however some more prominent apps downloaded include Disney+, Yahoo Mail, and Yelp.<ref>{{Cite web |last=pkim168 |date=19 Feb 2020 |title=Verizon App Manager installing apps without permission |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/f65q87/verizon_app_manager_installing_apps_without/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709092257/https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/f65q87/verizon_app_manager_installing_apps_without/ |archive-date=9 Jul 2022 |access-date=17 Oct 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref> | At least as far back as December of 2019, many Android devices purchased through Verizon Wireless have come with Verizon App Manager preinstalled. The software is most present on Samsung devices purchased through Verizon. Verizon App Manager is a program that downloads apps onto the device without the user's permission, often doing so while the phone is being used without warning. These apps are often low-quality free mobile games that themselves contain ads, however some more prominent apps downloaded include Disney+, Yahoo Mail, and Yelp.<ref>{{Cite web |last=pkim168 |date=19 Feb 2020 |title=Verizon App Manager installing apps without permission |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/f65q87/verizon_app_manager_installing_apps_without/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709092257/https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/f65q87/verizon_app_manager_installing_apps_without/ |archive-date=9 Jul 2022 |access-date=17 Oct 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref> | ||