This Week I Learned: FBI says take a temp phone to Beijing Winter Olympics [2022–02–11]

Peter Brownlow
Feb 11, 2022

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Photo by Sicong Li on Unsplash

The American security agency said not to take your phone to the Winter Olympics in Beijing because of “malware”, “tracking tools” and “data theft”.

I guess I was surprised by the bluntness of the advice.

Citizen Lab also had some choice words to say about the official app that attendees must install.

FBI urges temporary phones for Olympic athletes — BBC News

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Peter Brownlow
Peter Brownlow

Written by Peter Brownlow

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