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Phoning ‘home’: what your mobile may be giving away

What your mobile phone is giving away might be a little unsettling, but they’re not all doing it.

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Kevin Raposo
September 30, 2014

ET Phone Home

When popular Chinese handset maker Xiaomi Inc admitted that its devices were sending users’ personal information back to a server in China, it prompted howls of protest and an investigation by Taiwan’s government. The affair has also drawn attention…

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