←back to thread

Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

(smex.org)
845 points the-anarchist | 1 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source
Show context
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...

replies(4): >>44334415 #>>44334453 #>>44335007 #>>44336302 #
averysmallbird ◴[21 Jun 25 04:17 UTC] No.44334453[source]▶
Same same. SMEX is based in Lebanon — (S)WANA is an obnoxious term that’s going around for MENA.
replies(1): >>44334541 #
Mistletoe ◴[21 Jun 25 04:35 UTC] No.44334541[source]▶
We don't know what any of these acronyms mean!
replies(2): >>44334915 #>>44334962 #
1. bapak ◴[21 Jun 25 06:07 UTC] No.44334962[source]▶
"Arab countries"