A batch of Nokia phones were inadvertently communicating with a Chinese server

22 March 2019
A piece of software in the phone was intended for devices in the Chinese market.

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Think you will find EVERY company is spying on us now...google, facebook, apple, yahoo, you name it...they all have our data.

    Shaun, 22 Mar 2019Wrong. HMD is a Finnish company. Get your facts right.Wrong, it was based on Chinese money and vouched by Foxconn sisyerhood compqny. All HMD is basivally Chinese company in disguise of ex Nokia Mobile employees

      No, Huawei is not spying you , no evidence, no HMD is not spying you(company basically build on Chinese money), no dont believe romours, China dont spy, idgets :)

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        • JSPRINGS
        • UNy
        • 26 Mar 2019

        SOlution?: Purchase the Made in India Nokia and IPhones instead of made in China ones.

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          • AnonD-731363
          • SH3
          • 25 Mar 2019

          hmm, 22 Mar 2019All of you who try to defend Nokia now. Where are you ? ... moreMan every phone and brand does this.
          I can defend Nokia because if this happens to any other brand like apple Samsung or Sony all are quiet.
          By the way on the world exist some companies. USA have one of them which stores like 998% data send worldwide.
          They say its ofor terrorism protection but nobody can be trusted nobody.
          Just watch movie named Enigma code with Christopher Cumberbatch.

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            • AnonD-731363
            • SH3
            • 25 Mar 2019

            Anonymous, 22 Mar 2019Buy Chinese phones, prepare to get burned. Buy android pho... moreSame goes with IOS.
            Good luck living without any and all technology.

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              • Anonymous
              • xq5
              • 24 Mar 2019

              klv12gcn, 23 Mar 2019You said you don't care then why spending time reply to my ... moreEvery company is spying on you. If you can live without tech and internet good luck.

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                • Anonymous
                • xq5
                • 24 Mar 2019

                Anonymous, 23 Mar 2019And the china crap phone fans blames samsung for a bit high... moreEven Apple is spying. Don't lie.

                  sr777, 22 Mar 2019Only problem here is the location of the server. Just move ... moreIf you buy the Nokia devices from china (online shop) it'll send the activation data to China server.
                  But if you buy the global variant it'll send the data to Singapore server.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • HLw
                    • 23 Mar 2019

                    bye bye... nokia is really dead now!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 8pc
                      • 23 Mar 2019

                      Dataminer49er, 22 Mar 2019I've said it dozens of times; Chinese electronic companies ... moreAnd the china crap phone fans blames samsung for a bit high price while their crap phones spy on them to make profit,enjoy your spyware huawei(and others).

                        Anonymous, 22 Mar 2019Anyway I don't care.You said you don't care then why spending time reply to my comment?
                        If you choose to be ignorant, it's your choice.
                        Those companies are happy to have customers like you anyway.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vxs
                          • 23 Mar 2019

                          so you mean to say only US of A is the only country allowed to spy on people? and you mean to say as well that people in here have no idea that not only Nokia is on this bullcrap? LoL rethink your knowledge in technology

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 7X2
                            • 22 Mar 2019

                            Muricans are the only ones allowed to spy on you..... Dundundundunnnnn.....

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                              • Tom
                              • LGd
                              • 22 Mar 2019

                              Anonymous, 22 Mar 2019That's a common mistake most people usually confuse about c... moreAs long as there's no organized oposition in a party, a communist country will never be democratic.

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                                • Alien
                                • D$K
                                • 22 Mar 2019

                                Love the Community, 22 Mar 2019Meh, I don't care. I'd be glad to let them have my data bec... moreYou do realize that your phone also has a number of cameras, microphones, sensors etc. What makes you think those aren't used also? Beside GPS and the data leaked..
                                I'm assuming you use wifi, thus the phone has access to the network and ANYONE using that network is "accessible".
                                Remember that you're using a SMARTphone and there's a LOT of code running behind what you're seeing on the display..
                                Just because you only have music on your phone, it doesn't mean people around you aren't affected, especially if you connect to the internet with wifi or even your PC. Do you do online shopping? Or anyone in your household does? Oooops...

                                Ignorance from people like you (don't take it personal) is BLISS for black hat hackers!

                                I say keep buying, they have to earn their meal too. At least they are SMART.

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                                  • Shaun
                                  • 0@7
                                  • 22 Mar 2019

                                  [deleted post]Wrong. HMD is a Finnish company. Get your facts right.

                                    I've said it dozens of times; Chinese electronic companies cannot be trusted. The Chinese government-backed companies have been stealing intellectual ideas for years. Why would anyone be surprised if they start going after personal info? I'll never own another phone or computer that's made in China.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 6wN
                                      • 22 Mar 2019

                                      klv12gcn, 22 Mar 2019That's where you're wrong, brother. Even if you don't have... moreAnyway I don't care.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Ivr
                                        • 22 Mar 2019

                                        does it really matter anyway just watch this video and see how much google (American caompany) have of our personal information https://youtu.be/5iIg7wmEz20