US asks its athletes to use `burner` phones at Beijing Winter Olympics
(Android Central)

The Games are set to begin in Beijing from February 4. What you need to know The U.S. and a few other countries have advised their athletes to use `burner` phones at the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month. The guidance sent by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee last month warned athletes that their devices may be `compromised with malicious software.` Several National Olympic Committees have decided to provide their athletes and staff with burner phones to combat surveillance. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has advised athletes to use burner phones and laptops during the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month. Similar advisories have also been issued by National Olympic Committees in Canada, the Netherlands, and the UK (via The Wall Street Journal. The warning was sent to American athletes in September last year and again in a bulletin in December. The bulletin recommended athletes leave their phones and laptops at home to avoid possibl...