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Re:No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones by mintplant on Thursday November 17, 2016 @05:52AM (#12976272)
Oh, great. My BLU R1 HD from Amazon is sitting next to me as I type this. Anyone know if this is patched in the latest software update, or how I can tell if I'm affected? I don't see anything "AdUps" in the applications or services list.

edit: Per an email from Amazon, http://www.bluproducts.com/security/ has instructions.

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Re:No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones by pawadu on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:08AM (#12977084)
The lack of corporate BS on that page really surprised me:

BLU Products has identified and has quickly removed a recent security issue caused by a 3rd party application which had been collecting unauthorized personal data in the form of text messages, call logs, and contacts from customers using a limited number of BLU mobile devices. ... The affected application has since been self-updated and the functionality verified to be no longer collecting or sending this information.

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Re:No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones by nix0n on Thursday November 17, 2016 @10:05AM (#12977987)
Similarly, their phones are refreshingly free from carrier-lock or (obvious) crapware.
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Re:No One Cares About the Security of Unlocked Android Phones by secfirstmd on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:38AM (#12977274)
Well their website doesn't even have SSL so that hardly fills me with confidence in their security.
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