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Samsung has formed multiple, documented ties to Israeli companies and the local ecosystem: a 2023 partnership with Avnet ASIC Israel on ASIC design and manufacturing services (Samsung press release) a...
Regulatory rights to delete cloud- or app-collected data vary sharply: EU GDPR guarantees broad deletion ("right to erasure") and strict consent rules that can apply to any company processing EU resid...
Samsung has faced fresh scrutiny in November 2025 over a pre‑installed service called AppCloud that appears on many budget Galaxy A/M/F phones and—according to reporting and advocacy groups—can’t easi...
Reporting and researcher complaints say AppCloud — a preinstalled system app linked to ironSource/Unity and present on many Samsung A and M series phones in the WANA region — collects usage and device...
If you permanently delete your Samsung (Samsung Cloud / Samsung account) backup, Samsung’s official help pages describe cloud backups and restores but do not say deleted cloud data is recoverable afte...
If you want to back up or export data that Samsung’s cloud services hold before removing AppCloud or any Samsung Cloud–linked data, available sources describe Samsung Cloud as the company’s online bac...
Coverage in the supplied reporting does not show Samsung announcing any new "features" for AppCloud in 2025 or a formal rollout timetable; the available articles focus on controversy over AppCloud bei...
Available reporting shows a global controversy over AppCloud — a preinstalled, hard-to-remove app on many Samsung budget and mid‑range phones — but the sources do not provide a clear, jurisdiction‑by‑...
Available reporting does not state a specific retention period for user files or backups held by Samsung AppCloud after account inactivity; Samsung’s public responses referenced general compliance wit...
Reporting and advocacy groups say AppCloud (also called Aura in some reports) is preinstalled on many Samsung Galaxy A, M and F series devices in certain regions, is difficult or impossible for ordina...