Gionee in trouble! Chinese court says it planted malware in 21 million phones
We very often hear reports that Google is removing apps from its Play Store to install malware on users’ smartphones. Now a smartphone maker has been found guilty of doing the same. The Chinese Judgment Documents Network has found Gionee guilty of implanting malware in more than 20 million smartphones to take advantage of users through unsolicited ads and other means. According to a report from GizChina, Shenzhen Zhipu Technology Co Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Gionee, implanted a Trojan in Gionee smartphones through an update of the ‘Story…
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