World Cup Fans Urged to Use Burner Phones

“If you’re going to Qatar for the World Cup, you had better get a burner phone. And don’t take any photos that might fall foul of the Gulf state’s strict morality laws.”

France’s influential data protection authority CNIL is telling football fans how they should protect themselves from the Qatar World Cup apps’ snooping.

“Ideally, travel with a blank smartphone … or an old phone that has been reset,” a spokesperson for CNIL told POLITICO. “

French agency warns World Cup fans to get burner phones for Qatar apps – POLITICO

Security Directors who are responsible for the securing and maintaining the privacy of their personnel whilst they travel overseas, will be fully aware of the necessity to advise their staff about possible mobile phone privacy issues in some countries.

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