<Thread> Hi @WikoMobile
! Let's talk about the ApeSaleTracker and ApeStsMonths apps found in your phones.
These apps are pre-installed system apps which send regularly and silently the user infos to a Chinese 3rd party called Tinno by HTTP or SMS without user consent
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This app contain a basic warning activity which doesn't seems to be used. Even, if it is used, when you press the OK button nothing happen. So, there is no way to disable this data collection...pic.twitter.com/LlEwNn8TAz
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You will not see this screen, when you press the back button or the app switch button, they add a filter in the Android framework (in PhoneWindowManager) to not show you this app.pic.twitter.com/y2J7lCDMf0
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If you want to play with it and change the request parameters you can access the SaleTrackerActivity by typing *#*#2374#*#* in the dialerpic.twitter.com/EdIMwZAMuE
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Let's summarise: 1.
@WikoMobile and Tinno is collecting your device info without user consent 2. As an end user you have no way to disable it. 3. They send SMS to China with your data without user consent 4. They send your data in clear textShow this thread -
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@ingepiek sturen de Wiko telefoons uit jullie@Consumentenbond collectie SMSen (en data) naar China? -
Ik zal de info doorsturen aan de onderzoekers. Dank.
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The good news is the 'China' number has a '1' in front of it and fits standard US 10 digit dialing, and while area code 856 is New Jersey, the 585 exchange is not valid in that NPA, so at least in the US they're doubtful at getting your data over SMS.
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The bad news is you can enable fake phone numbers like this to receive SMS (for example I had +13115552368 enabled through an SMS provider for a while and it worked), so literally someone can SMS enable that fake US number for SMS and start snooping on
@wikomobile users
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