Earlier this week Amazon suspended sales of some smartphones from BLU Products. The move came in response to concerns raised by security firm Kryptowire, which reported that some user data was being sent by software on those phones to servers in China without first obtaining permission from users. But now Amazon is selling BLU phones […]
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Amazon (sort of) suspends sales of BLU smartphones due to security/privacy concerns
It’s been a little over half a year since security researchers at Kryptowire discovered software running on some budget smartphones that sends sensitive data to a server in China without notifying the the user of the phone. One of the phones in question was the popular (and dirt cheap) BLU R1 HD. BLU released a […]
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Amazon’s $50 Blu R1 HD smartphone is back
The BLU R1 HD made waves this summer when Amazon started selling the 5 inch smartphone for as little as $50 to customers willing to put up with the ads that come with an Amazon Prime Exclusive phone (or who were willing to hack the cheap phone). But Amazon stopped selling the phone in October, and a […]