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Samsung Embeds Israeli Surveillance App on Phones Across MENA (www.moroccoworldnews.com)
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Rabat_ Social Media Exchange (SMEX)—a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing human rights in digital spaces across MENA [Middle East and North Africa] — is warning that Israeli-linked software secretly embedded in Samsung phones across the Middle East and North Africa 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.

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[–] 4 points 10 months ago*

It's a rage bait article that's why they leave out all of the information. It's working too.

Seems like a popular Kuwait based e-commerce app in the region:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alshaya.aura

That being said android apps are sandboxed and dont really have any capabilities unless launched. Still shouldn't be included by default but the impact here is definitely overexaggerated.

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