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North Korean Smartphones Automatically Capture Screenshots Every 5 Minutes For State Surveillance


A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea automatically captures screenshots every five minutes and stores them in a hidden folder inaccessible to users, according to analysis by the BBC. Authorities can later review these images to monitor citizen activity on the device. The phone, obtained by Seoul...

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