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userbinator on June 18, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Report: Chinese phone comes preloaded with spyware

More info here, this has been known for some time already:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53391745

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395007

Fortunately the solution is pretty simple, as these generic MTK devices are all easy to root and reflash with new firmware.

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