Consumentenbond start substantive proceedings against Samsung

- The Consumentenbond is substantive proceedings initiated against Samsung because the electronics company would not often enough to update its smartphones.

According to the organization would be Samsung phones to two years after purchase or have to provide four years after initial launch of updates to plug security holes. Because the company does not, dangerous situations might arise, so the reasoning.

The Consumers strained already a lawsuit against Samsung for the same reason. At that time the Stage Fright leak played with almost all Android phones were vulnerable to attack. However, the court held that it was not proven that this had led to casualties in the Netherlands.

The union argues that proceedings on the merits can give more time to investigate the matter.