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Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices (cybersecuritynews.com)
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[–] 89 points 11 months ago (8 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if Israel, again, is pushing for this :

The software in question, AppCloud, developed by the mobile analytics firm IronSource, has been embedded in devices sold primarily in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Again?

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  • [–] 20 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Amongst other things, Israel, if you recall, made some cell phones to explode, so too kill people they don't like. Or maybe there was something called "Pegasus" that went something like that also ? I would have to do some search to be sure.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I guess many foreign powers are interested in mass surveillance of unstable regions and low budget phones are a good way to do it. People there need phones and don’t have many options, or don’t care because there are worse problems.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    No Name Chinese brand is "low budget" in those regions, not Samsung.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Samsung has been accused of shipping budget Galaxy A and M series smartphones with pre-installed spyware that users can’t easily remove.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago*

    Read the rest of the article.

    They're talking about "affordable Samsung models".

    "Budget" for a Samsung, not "budget" for a smartphone on that region and definitelly not "low budged".

    Want to check what "low budged" means for a smartphone in unstable (read: poor) regions, go to to AliExpress and search for "cheap smartphone".

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