I knew of that 9 months ago, but nobody was interested so I dropped it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17329825
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Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
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Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#32I knew of that 9 months ago, but nobody was interested so I dropped it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17329825
What model? 5,6,7? Or you think all?
Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#33I knew of that 9 months ago, but nobody was interested so I dropped it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17329825
Your title wasn't really great honestly, unfortunately this community is often based first impressions.
Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#34Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#35If it was the Chinese who were trying to spy, it'd be pretty dumb to use a .cn URL isn't it? Seems to support the US paranoia about Chinese gear and if proven as known evil, doesn't help huawei's 5g aspirations...
It's likely to go unnoticed anyway, and it provides for plausible excuses.
Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#36i just bought the 7 plus a few weeks ago, anyone has a tip on what could I do now?
If your are located in the EU file a DGSVO complained. In fact since HMD is based in Finland you can do this probably anyway.
Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#37I knew of that 9 months ago, but nobody was interested so I dropped it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17329825
I think you didn't know that data was being sent. From what I read, you just had suspicions, which is a big difference.
Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#38It's a bug. The URL was corrected to mil.no/etjenesten in the software update mentioned in the article.
Maybe it was a prank, bro?
What about the data that already leaked?
Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder how often this kind of comments fall through the cracks like this. Happened to me too with something privacy related about one of the big Corps that then was noticed by everyone else a few weeks later... I agree with others, better open a "Tell HN" in this cases.
Happens with a lot of posts, if they don't reach a critical mass of upvotes early on. In this case probably nobody could verify, if the claims were correct.
Maybe we should add a new topline category, "threat reports"?
Re: Nokia phones sent identifiable data to Chinese server
#40I knew of that 9 months ago, but nobody was interested so I dropped it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17329825
It's also really hard to read your writing when what should be an entire paragraph is one sentence.