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> called the idea of Chinese-made phones extracting data and money from people living in poverty “digital colonialism.” How do I leave this timeline? > blamin
by aaron695 6y ago
> called the idea of Chinese-made phones extracting data and money from people living in poverty “digital colonialism.”
How do I leave this timeline?
> blaming an unidentified “vendor in the supply chain process.”
I think at this stage it would be reasonable to assume it might be an Africa vendor. Would they not have some localisation? We can't jump to Chinese hate yet :(
- netsharc 6y agoOne link in the article shows the problem also exists in phones sold in Brazil and Myanmar: https://www.upstreamsystems.com/pre-installed-malware-android-smartphones/ https://www.upstreamsystems.com/pre-installed-malware-androi... . I'd look at the source.