Motorola Admits to Injecting Amazon Affiliate Tracking Codes Into System Apps

Motorola acknowledged that its Smart Feed system app secretly inserted Amazon affiliate tracking codes on certain US devices, intercepting shopping sessions to redirect commission revenue to the manufacturer. The mechanism triggered when users launched the Amazon app from the app drawer, installing a tracking cookie in a split-second browser redirect. Motorola called the behavior "unintended" and disabled it via over-the-air update.