Samsung's Pre-installed Bloatware, AppCloud, Raises Privacy Concerns in WANA
2025-06-21

Users across West Asia and North Africa are reporting a pre-installed bloatware app, AppCloud, on Samsung's A and M series phones that secretly collects sensitive data and can't be easily removed. Developed by ironSource (now owned by Unity), this app lacks transparency regarding its data practices, raising significant privacy and security concerns. An open letter demands Samsung provide clear information about AppCloud, offer an opt-out, and reconsider its pre-installation practices.
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