Yes that verbiage is misleading,
Just to clarify a one way hash is generated from IMEI ( device ID) at the time of activation of active sync which is used to calculate number of activations for purpose of royalty payments etc.
In no way Samsung is collecting email data of customers this distinction is important for users.
EAS is generally used by corporate users however outlook.com also offers EAS access.
Now, as I understand, as soon as I connect my device to internet Samsung gets to know about my IMEI (and device ID) - This way I am able to receive FOTA updates.
When I link an EAS account with Tizen, it may again transmit my IMEI (and device ID) to maybe know how many devices are using EAS - that's probably a boolean with IMEI still being the primary key. However, that also in no way transmits my EAS enabled email address.
to calculate number of activations for purpose of royalty payments etc.Does my email address get transmitted to Samsung for redirecting "royalty payments" to me and/or to maybe outlook.com?