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Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

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845 points the-anarchist | 3 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.765s | source
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the-anarchist ◴[21 Jun 25 04:05 UTC] No.44334404[source]▶
As this post is trending quicker and more than I would have expected it to, I would like to add to this story:

It appears to be a similar case across the MENA region. While the SMEX post primarily focuses on WANA, it is possible to find other reports (e.g. [1]) from the MENA region that describe similar practices by Samsung. There, however, the stories talk about "Aura", rather than "AppCloud".

[1] https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2025/06/212144/samsung-embe...

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1. eddythompson80 ◴[21 Jun 25 04:08 UTC] No.44334415[source]▶
What is the difference between WANA and MENA. Sounds like the same territory
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2. the-anarchist ◴[21 Jun 25 04:17 UTC] No.44334455[source]▶
Yes, but, no. It's one of these things where multiple terms mean the same thing but then again come from different times/areas and, upon closer inspection, mean different things. But they're the same. But not really. [1]

A.k.a. I tried to be as politically correct and cite the term used by the respective reporting. The main point I was trying to bring across was that apparently there are two apps involved, not only a single one.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_and_North_Africa

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3. eddythompson80 ◴[21 Jun 25 04:48 UTC] No.44334597[source]▶
Ah, I see. Trying to find a way to include Pakistani, Afghanistan, Somalia i.e non-Arab or Persian Muslim states in the vicinity.