Firm says phone apps spy on Hong Kong protesters

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 03:00 in Mathematics & Economics

The Chinese government might be using smartphone apps to spy on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, a U.S. security firm says.

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