One researcher has found a potential security risk in the popular HTC smartphones that exposes confidential data, including emails, text messages and GPS location.
The error is found by security researcher Trevor Eckhart affects users of HTC and HTC Thunderbolt EVO 3D and 4G, among others, running on the Android operating system. Eckhart noted that a software update issued by the new company installs a program that collects user data and sharing data with other applications on the Android phone with internet access.
"It's like leaving the keys under the mat and looks at the person who will open the door," he wrote on the blog Artem Russakovskii the Android Security Police.
In his opinion, HTC spokesman said that the company "will take the safety of our customers' very seriously, and we plan to investigate this claim as quickly as possible. We offer to upgrade as soon as we can determine the accuracy of the claim, and what measures can be taken "


Jayachandran


