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.
Well, of course I don’t want either poop or pee in my phone, but it matters which one I have, because I need to know what cleaning products to use.
If it’s poop, then maybe I need to change all my passwords and keep especially on guard for fraud attempts, but if it’s only pee, then I just need to remove/disable the app and I can stop worrying about it.