Olympic athletes warned to bring burner phones to Beijing: 'Assume that every device and every communication, transaction, and online activity will be monitored.'
"No guarantees of data privacy or security should be made regardless of the security technology utilized," the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee warned in a tech advisory obtained by Axios. "Assume that every device and every communication, transaction, and online activity will be monitored." The advisory says disposable computers and cell phones are encouraged.
A State Department spokesperson said the department warns all U.S. citizens that officials in China "carefully watch foreign visitors and may place you under surveillance," and that hotel rooms, offices, cars, phones and Internet activity can all be targets of surveillance."These countries are rightly concerned about the well-being of their athletes, coaches, and staff.
"Unfortunately, it is quite likely that not everyone will heed these warnings, but on the whole it is good that the messaging is clear and done so publicly."in China was 2008, before the explosion of smartphones and social media. Now, cybersecurity is a major concern for teams heading into the Games.the mandatory app athletes need to use to report their health data and prevent the spread of COVID-19, has encryption flaws. .
"As for what kind of phone to carry, it is the athletes' individual decision and we hope they will not be misguided or disturbed by misinformation.
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