Major security issue discovered in latest HTC Android devices

03 October, 2011
Releases personal information such as emails and location to any app capable of connecting to the Internet.

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  • 10 Oct 2011

Anthony1985, 03 Oct 2011I totally agree with you. flaws are weapons which can and ... moreI would like to know how if a product was flawless that would be a flaw? I think you been smoking something.

HTC is becoming greedy and forgetting their customers just like Apple and Nokia and will suffer if don't change their bad ways!

Google is a damb pain to when they upgrade their market a lot of purchased apps go funny, for a lot of ppl.

ALL THESE COMPANIES ARE BECOMING CORRUPT AND GREEDY AND I FOR ONE AM REALLY ANNOYED AND CLOSE TO SUING HTC AND GOOGLE.

If anyone else is fed up with this rubbish time and time again let me know.

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    • Anonymous
    • Tr8
    • 10 Oct 2011

    The what you end what phones are affected?

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      • iL5
      • 05 Oct 2011

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        • Anonymous
        • jeX
        • 04 Oct 2011

        Hopefully they fix this faster than the wifi problems they've been ignoring for the last year and still haven't fixed for the sensation :/

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          • Angry
          • TuL
          • 04 Oct 2011

          ohhhhhhhhh my god

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            • daniel
            • ny2
            • 04 Oct 2011

            shit, how HTC will solve this ??

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              • SoLzz
              • uuh
              • 04 Oct 2011

              hahahahahahaha

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                • G2G
                • 03 Oct 2011

                [deleted post]Hey, nitwit... before posting, please read the article, ok?? The problem lies in HTC not android,you twerp!!

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                  • Ashura
                  • MA%
                  • 03 Oct 2011

                  [deleted post]You either can not read or you are just plain stupid.This is not an Android issiue this is a HTC issiue since they were the ones who installed the tracking tools on the phones.Google and android have nothing to do with it.Read the article more carefully

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                    • PxV
                    • 03 Oct 2011

                    shahahahha shame on all you htc fans
                    told you htc makes crap fones like crapple

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                      • sponmagnet
                      • 3IJ
                      • 03 Oct 2011

                      is the incredible s included?

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                        • Anthony1985
                        • MVf
                        • 03 Oct 2011

                        AnonD-24543, 03 Oct 2011ALL mobile OS's have security flaws. There is NO such thing... moreI totally agree with you.
                        flaws are weapons which can and will be used in marketingwars.
                        i wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Nokia-bashers are paid individuals from the opponent(s).
                        remember what Apple did a while ago?
                        they whiped the negative or 'disfavorite' comments from their forums and claimed otherwise when people noticed this.
                        nothing is flawless cause that would be a flaw by itself

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                          • 03 Oct 2011

                          AnonD-3575, 03 Oct 2011how about at&t sgs2?That's a totally different issue but then again, only the AT&T version, what about the international SGS2? I did comment on that news, let's keep this comment section for just about the topic shall we?

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                            • 03 Oct 2011

                            AnonD-252, 03 Oct 2011This is NOT a Android problem, this is a problem only on ph... moreEvery HTC i have had has poor microphones,weedy poor speakers and stuttery/jumpy video recording.I give up after desire z with HTC..I find the build not bad its the same poor components year after year i give up on them..

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                              • 01k
                              • 03 Oct 2011

                              Anonymous, 03 Oct 2011as long as google don´t controll the app market, that... moreBut allmost all company use Windows for there desktop its the same issues. Window is the most hacked system.

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                                • svk
                                • 03 Oct 2011

                                AnonD-24281, 03 Oct 2011You are right. If you look at window OS desktop it s the sa... moreas long as google don´t controll the app market, that android market, 10% are pure spyware on the android market. you should know this fact. spyware, malware and virus is about 10% now on android market. vicious to have android on your phone if you install apps from android market. no serious company can let employee have these toys if they care about their own business.

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                                  • 03 Oct 2011

                                  Anonymous, 03 Oct 2011According to Symantec, the closed-system approach is the co... moreya and thats why Symbian is open sourced and hasnt had any security problems. lol

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                                    • 01k
                                    • 03 Oct 2011

                                    harlekkin, 03 Oct 2011Really, there's no need to hack into Android or HTC. If you... moreYou are right. If you look at window OS desktop it s the same problem. Just buy a antivirus to fight against malware and virus. Everything connected to the net can be hack. Android has the same problems than windows OS desktop but still have 80% of the market share. This will not affect Android market share. I hope that HTC resolve this issue quik cause am curentely using a HTC also.

                                    Every platform will have some issues at some point nothing is perfect in this world.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • mTW
                                      • 03 Oct 2011

                                      AnonD-17348, 03 Oct 2011I was on the verge of buying the Sensation a few months bac... moreHopefully HTC will be able to patch this quickly.

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                                        • tA{
                                        • 03 Oct 2011

                                        I was on the verge of buying the Sensation a few months back. At one point, even regretted not buying it. Thank God I didn't!