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Exposed: Chinese smartphone farms that run thousands of barebones mobes to do crime
(www.theregister.com)
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this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2024
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It’s unlikely they are using cellular connections. It would be much cheaper to just use WiFi on a phone that doesn’t have cell network access. Or they may even hardwire Ethernet, depending on what the devices are capable of.