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Amazon Resumes BLU Phones Sale After ‘False’ Security Issue

Posted on August 6, 2017 by pogowasright.org

Manny Reyes reports:

Following Amazon’s move to put the sale of BLU phones on hold due to a security concern, it now seems that the BLU products are back on sale on the online retailer giant’s website, the company announced. BLU confirmed via its Twitter account that Amazon has resumed the listing of its smartphones, adding that the security issue raised by Kryptowire in July was a “false alarm.” It was previously reported that spyware was discovered in BLU smartphones that allegedly caused the devices to transmit sensitive information to servers based in China.

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