Is our Nexus 6P being monitored by China?
Today's (11/15/16) New York Times has an article titled "Secret Backdoor in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say" stating that a US security firm has recently discovered that smartphones made by Huawei had firmware installed in them to monitor its users. Since Huawei makes the 6P, it's important to know if we Nexus 6P owners might have this software installed on our phones.
The article says that a Chinese firm, Adups, who makes software for updating a smartphone's firmware, was discovered by a US security company to be monitoring owners' phone usage. One of the two manufacturers who use Adups is Huawei, the maker of the 6P. Some quotes from the article:
"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. "
PS- BTW, I posted this same question this morning as a "guest", having forgotten to log in, and for some reason I don't see it on this forum.
"Adups intentionally designed the software to help a Chinese phone manufacturer monitor user behavior"
"Adups provides software to two of the largest cellphone manufacturers in the world, ZTE and Huawei. "
Here's the article:
http://ift.tt/2geawoO
The article says that a Chinese firm, Adups, who makes software for updating a smartphone's firmware, was discovered by a US security company to be monitoring owners' phone usage. One of the two manufacturers who use Adups is Huawei, the maker of the 6P. Some quotes from the article:
"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. "
PS- BTW, I posted this same question this morning as a "guest", having forgotten to log in, and for some reason I don't see it on this forum.
"Adups intentionally designed the software to help a Chinese phone manufacturer monitor user behavior"
"Adups provides software to two of the largest cellphone manufacturers in the world, ZTE and Huawei. "
Here's the article:
http://ift.tt/2geawoO
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