Samsung Embeds Israeli Surveillance App on Phones Across MENA
Samsung Embeds Israeli Surveillance App on Phones Across MENA
Samsung Embeds Israeli Surveillance App on Phones Across MENA
A nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing human rights in digital spaces across West Asia and North Africa — is warning that Israeli-linked software secretly embedded in Samsung phones across the MENA region poses a serious surveillance threat.
According to SMEX, Samsung’s A and M series devices either come preloaded with the app “Aura” or install it automatically through system updates, without the user’s consent. The application reportedly collects a wide range of personal and device-specific data, including IP addresses, device fingerprints, hardware details, and network information.
In 2022, Samsung MENA partnered with Israeli tech company IronSource, integrating its Aura software into Galaxy A and M series phones across the region. The partnership was publicly marketed as a way to “enhance user experience” with AI-powered apps and content suggestions.
Incredible. We have reached the point where it feels safer buying a random Chinese phone than Samsung or other "big brands".
Your first point seems made up and I couldn't quickly find a source for it; do you have one that I couldn't find?
yeah, anything out there that i could put out now, it's already on stalker websites for like five bucks (since there's a bunch of other Mes with the same name. Apparently I play hockey. I keep forgetting to follow "my" career tho i should look up Hockey Other Me sometime.
We need to switch over to open source phones. There is no reason we need to rely on these big companies that governments and Powerful interests all have their hooks into.