Phoning 'home': what your mobile may be giving away

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_e1_XLxceRqRREMQxZpo2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9Njk7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-09-28T050402Z_1006990001_LYNXNPEA8R045_RTROPTP_2_CTEC H-US-TECH-MOBILEPHONE-DATAPROTECTION.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/phoning-home-mobile-may-giving-away-050402967--finance.html)By Jeremy Wagstaff SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When popular Chinese handset maker Xiaomi Inc admitted that its devices were sending users' personal information back to a server in China, it prompted howls of protest and an investigation by Taiwan's government. The affair has also drawn attention to just how little we know about what happens between our smartphone and the outside world. In short: it might be in your pocket, but you don't call the shots. ...



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