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Associated Press (2011-09-21 18:28:50)
Jack Tong, president of HTC North Asia, holds the company's new smartphone Raider 4G during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. The smartphone, which runs on Android 2.3 and featuring the 4.5-inch touch screen, will go on sale in the domestic market from ends of this month. The price hasn't been announced. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
HTC has disclosed the presence of a flaw in some of its smart mobiles which some sources have said makes it easy to access users’ personal data. HTC for its part claims that the flaw will not lead to the loss of any personal data. According to initial investigation, the issue could be the result of a malignant third party program. The company has pledged to develop and distribute a new security program as soon as possible.
AndroidPolice, the science blog, points out that HTC has launched many intelligent mobiles such as Thunderbolt, EVO 3D, EVO 4G and others that all have security flaws that result in disclosure of account numbers, emails, global positioning system(GPS) information and texts of users.
HTC says that they are concerned with the security of consumer data and that investigations by HTC have not shown that disclosure of customers’ data was caused by faulty HTC software. The company is worried data disclosures might be due to malignant third party programs.
HTC has indicated that they are working to develop a patch and will soon announce an updated security program. The company will inform all consumers to download the program and update their mobile device software.
HTC also suggests that customers not download, update and install programs from websites that they do not explicitly trust. Although there have not been any reports of damage to consumers’ rights, the company is taking measures to nip the problem in the bud.
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