Nokia left Chinese telecom code on the international model of the phone.
For the past couple of years, Nokia`s been establishing itself as one of the go-to brands for high-quality, reliable mid-range smartphones. The Nokia 7 Plus, one of Nokia`s many handsets, was released in February 2018 to widely positive reviews. However, as reported by Norwegian site NRK, it was accidentally sending user data to Chinese servers.
Per NRK:
In February, we got a tip from Henrik Austad, a reader who had monitored the traffic on his Nokia 7 Plus. He noticed that the phone often contacted a server and sent off a data packet. The package was sent unencrypted and when he inspected the contents of the package he was worried.
Every time the phone was switched on, the screen activated or unlocked, his geographical position, as well as the SIM card number and the phone`s serial number went to a server in China.
Why was this happening? Upon further inspection, it was revealed that the code on th...
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