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Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

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845 points the-anarchist | 1 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | 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. nacos ◴[21 Jun 25 10:23 UTC] No.44336302[source]▶
I used to manage an enterprise fleet of mobile devices.

This AppCloud crap has also been pushed to devices in the Europe Open Market.

I also know that this shouldn't have been installed on enterprise devices (either Android Enterprise managed by MDM or E-FOTA managed - don't remember exactly). We had an akward conversation with some Samsung representatives..