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December 5, 2016

It's Probably Nothing:

Secret Back Door in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China
For about $50, you can get a smartphone with a high-definition display, fast data service and, according to security contractors, a secret feature: a backdoor that sends all your text messages to China every 72 hours. Security contractors recently discovered preinstalled software in some Android phones that monitors where users go, whom they talk to and what they write in text messages. The American authorities say it is not clear whether this represents secretive data mining for advertising purposes or a Chinese government effort to collect intelligence.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 5, 2016 10:15 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Those Chinamen will go nuts trying to decipher the jabbering that goes on with cellphones. Kind of like the Navajo code talkers.

Posted by: BillH at December 5, 2016 10:12 AM

Never trust a commie.

Posted by: OldFert at December 5, 2016 12:05 PM

One more thing thats gonna to be hitting the can soon.

Posted by: ghostsniper at December 5, 2016 2:41 PM

Anything that a Millennial is pushing through a "smartphone" will not fit the definition of intelligence.

Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at December 7, 2016 1:21 AM

All they get from me are political memes and texts bitching about work, wife, and kids.

Posted by: Bradoplata at December 7, 2016 8:25 AM

I'm sure my message to "bring home a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs and a quart of milk" will have them putting their missiles on full alert.

Posted by: Choey at December 8, 2016 2:13 PM

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