Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It operates as one of the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer and professional electronic products. With 55 percent market share in the image sensor market, it is the largest manufacturer of image sensors, the second largest camera manufacturer, and is among the semiconductor sales leaders. Additionally they are one of the biggest media companies currently in existence, this includes video games, music and film.
Sony Group Corporation is the holding company of the Sony Group, which comprises Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Sony Entertainment (Sony Pictures, Sony Music), Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Financial Holdings, and others.
Being such an enormous corporation it's almost impossible to give you a good overview of its practices. However, we do advice you to always check SONY products, because although most of them are designed in Japan and of good quality, they are also often manufactured and assembled in countries with a questionable reputation for civil liberties at best. They are by no means unique in this aspect however, most technology companies manufacture their products, or at least its components, in these countries.
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