Phone Alert for Athletes Traveling from the USA to China

The US has taken privacy matters to the next level. It is such a size that it is one of the athletes who will compete in the Olympics. not to use their personal phones wanted. ‘What does that have to do with anything?’ you can say, but it is possible to give a little meaning when you read it.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic committee said that its athletes who will compete at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics should not use their personal phones. Instead, athletes go from there when they go to China. use of disposable phones was admonished. The reason is significant.

“Every device, communication, transaction and online activities can be monitored”

The committee’s warning to athletes is explained in the committee bulletin as follows: “Every device can monitor your communication, transaction and online activities. Your device or devices could even be infected with malware, which could have a negative impact on the future.”. The United States is not the only country that has warned its athletes to use disposable phones at the Beijing Winter Olympics. According to the news Canada and the Netherlands He also told his athletes the same thing.

As a matter of fact, the Committee’s concern is not unfounded. In 2019, China sneaked into tourists’ phones without permission. when installing spyware caught. Tourists entering from Xinjiang, an autonomous province in northwest China, noticed something strange on their phones when they returned to their country and learned that they were dealing with spyware.

Xinjiang region, which is under intense surveillance, is a Muslim minority subjected to imprisonment and torture by China. Uighurs a predominantly populated area. In addition, the Citizen Lab research team found that China is a must-download for all participants. My2022 Olympics It also found that its application was full of security vulnerabilities that could lead to privacy breaches, monitoring and hacking.