Tinno Mobile
Tinno Mobile is a Chinese ODM company focused on making phones for other brands like BLU, NUU mobile, Micromax, Lava, Karbonn, Sharp, Panasonic, Haier and MyPhone. The company have also created their own mobile phone brands like Sugar Phone and Wiko Mobile. The company was established in 2005 and is headquartered at Shenzhen.[1][2]
The localized model of sub-branding have been praised by Wang Yang in 2014 when he was Vice Premier of China at the time, saying they are a good example for "Ethnical (Chinese) Companies" to enter international market.[3] The company said they have an annual revenue of 1 billion euro.[4]
Scandals
Privacy data collection
In 2016 December, it is revealed that pre-installed application developed by Adups within BLU phones would transmit user data to Chinese server without customer consent.[5] Tinno is among the list of brands that were found to have Adups applications pre-installed on their phones.[6]
In 2017 November, it is revealed that pre-installed application within Wiko phones, a Tinno subsidiary, would transmit technical data monthly to Tinno without customer consent. The company confirmed the existence of such information collection system, and said updated version of those applications will no longer collect geographical information of devices.[7][8]
References
- ^ "创智5高管详解退市历程 天珑移动将助力重新上市". 新浪证券. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ 康殷; 岳薇; 张骞爻. "实地探访创智5:重启回A计划 天珑移动为背后东家". 证券时报. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ "天珑移动在法国智能手机市场排名第二, 被称为手机界的"扫地僧"". 北国网. 2018-01-26.
- ^ "中国天珑移动全面掌股法国唯一手机制造商威可". 欧洲时报. 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Android phone maker Blu pledges to replace Chinese software that stole user data".
- ^ "Security experts find 43 Android phone brands affected by Chinese spyware".
- ^ Sebastien (20 November 2017). "Wiko nous confirme l'envoi de données techniques à Tinno et annonce du changement".
- ^ "Wiko accusé d'envoyer des données en Chine sans l'accord de ses utilisateurs". 20 November 2017.
External links
- Tinno Mobile Official site