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.
Someone in another thread pointed out that reddit users spotted this two gears ago:
https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/1505mzb/what_on_earth_is_ironsource/
Please use a proxy service like redlib. dx
Not op but i prefer it when people link the original so libredirect redirects me to the instance I want to use.
This assumes everyone runs Gecko&Webkit. I’m fine with a meta redirector, although.