WSJ Tests Smartphone Smuggled Out of North Korea
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North Korean Smartphones Even Have a Banned Word Monitoring Function Built-in for South Korea. An analysis of North Korean smartphones revealed that typing "South Korea" immediately changes it to a banned word. Typing the Korean abbreviation "nam-chin" (boyfriend) automatically corrects it to "nam-nam," and the name of North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un is automatically displayed in bold...
‘Kim Jong-UN’, ‘South Korea’, ‘Boyfriend’—What Happened when Entered Into a North Korean Smartphone?
It has been revealed that North Korean smartphones not only block external internet access but also include features that automatically replace specific words or save the user's screen. While they outwardly appear to be equipped with various functions such as payments, money transfers, and taxi hailing, their actual scope of use was limited. The Wall Street Journal reported on the 28th (local time)
(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = Analysis of North Korean smartphones reveals that while they are equipped with everyday convenience features such as financial functions and taxi hailing, the inter...
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