How firms like GMobi and MoMagic are using pre-loaded apps on cheap smartphones in developing countries to harvest user data by offering free firmware updates (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
How firms like GMobi and MoMagic are using pre-loaded apps on cheap smartphones in developing countries to harvest user data by offering free firmware updates  —  Tension between privacy and sharing of user data stokes a debate in West, but much less so in developing economies

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