US Government-funded Android phones come preinstalled with unremovable malware [telecom]

Jan 10, 2020 0 Replies

Phones were sold to low-income people under the FCC's Lifeline Assistance program.



By Dan Goodin



An Android phone subsidized by the US government for low-income users comes preinstalled with malware that can't be removed without making the device cease to work, researchers reported on Thursday.



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