I guess a person could claim mdm is spyware, but by extension group policy and maybe even selinux would fall in the same category.

It’s worth keeping in mind that the distinction is made in comparison to actual software separate from the os that is being used to keep tabs on the device location and gate access to hardware. Possibly one of the most literal types of spyware I’ve ever seen.

We should also recognize that Samsung isn’t shipping fully open stock roms and the open or closed source nature of software coming from a company headquartered in an ally’s territory doesn’t matter near as much as their military presence on rok soil.