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These USB sticks of dubious quality were mostly promotional gifts, but there were also branded products among them.

The manufacturer�s name of this NAND chip is obscured.

You shouldn’t rely too much on the reliability of flash memory.

This issue becomes more pronounced with higher storage densities.

It is not surprising that data loss occurs with USB sticks containing decommissioned chips.