According to a recent study, Android phones from top Chinese vendors such as Xiaomi and OnePlus are loaded with spyware out of the box.
Published Feb 8th, 2023 3:17PM ESTSome of the most popular Android phones in the world are made in China, but you might want to think twice before buying one.by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College Dublin, these phones frequently collect a wide range of personally identifiable information without the user’s consent. Most frighteningly, this spyware is running out of the box when consumers in China buy new Android phones.
According to the study, a treasure trove of personally identifiable information is being sent to the device vendor as well as various Chinese mobile network operators like China Mobile, even if the operators aren’t providing service to the phone. That PII includes persistent device identifiers, location identifiers, user profiles, and social connections.
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