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EXPOSED: Samsung phones in West Asia/North Africa (WANA) region embedded with 'unremovable' Israeli spyware (www.thecanary.co)
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An Israeli tech firm has quietly embedded spyware into Samsung smartphones - and it poses a serious surveillance threat

Original article from May: https://smex.org/open-letter-to-samsung-end-forced-israeli-app-installations-in-the-wana-region/

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[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago

From another article - the app is called "Aura:

The app in question allows access to users' data, including sensitive information such as IP addresses, device fingerprints, and personal details, enabling the identification and geographical location of the phone’s owner