Agreed. This article is only sensible if you would write the same title after reading the primary source. > It’s the latest example of how cheap Chinese smartp

Agreed. This article is only sensible if you would write the same title after reading the primary source. > It’s the latest example of how cheap Chinese smartphones take advantage of the world’s poorest people. Current security concerns about Chinese apps and hardware have largely focused on potential back doors in Huawei’s 5G equipment. More recently, people have focused on how user data collected by TikTok could be abused by the company and the Chinese government. But an overlooked and ongoing threat is the consistent presence of malware on cheap smartphones from Chinese manufacturers and how it exacts a digital tax on people with low incomes. I get a feeling the author wrote this conclusion before writing the article :) It's a digital tax if the taxman collects the tax. So what is this tax? Here's the primary source it's referencing: https://www.upstreamsystems.com/pre-installed-malware-android-smartphones/ https://www.upstreamsystems.com/pre-installed-malware-androi... > Systematic collection & transfer of their personal information to a 3rd country server without their consent. > Depletion of their data allowance -a huge issue in emerging markets where the cost of data is dramatically high. In Brazil, for example, 1GB for prepaid subscribers costs the equivalent of 6h of work on minimum wage. > Fraudulent transactions and charges to their prepaid airtime, the only way users can pay for digital services in emerging markets, as most people are unbanked. In Africa, 94% of the population has no account with a financial institution. This might as well describe Yelp. How do we go from this to "Secretly Stealing Money From People Around The World"?