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Smartphones with Qualcomm chip secretly share private information with US chip-maker

During our security research we found that smart phones with Qualcomm chip secretly send personal data to Qualcomm. This data is sent without user consent, unencrypted, and even when using a Google-free Android distribution. This is possible because of proprietary Qualcomm software which provides hardware support also sends the data. Affected smart phones are Sony Xperia XA2 and likely the Fairphone and many more Android phones which use popular Qualcomm chips. Smartphones with Qualcomm chip secretly share private information with US chip-maker

May 20, 2023
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