Countries warn their Olympians against using mobile phones in China

“Use the phones you get from us, not your personal ones.” The Olympic committees of several countries have begun to warn their representatives that they should not use their own mobile phones to access the Internet and run applications during their presence in Beijing, China. Sports organizations from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have previously affected and they mentioned digital espionage directly, the same measures are now being addressed by the German committee. Phones used by Dutch athletes they are even to be destroyed after the Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee has so far declined to comment on the steps taken by national organizations. What is certain, however, is that these countries will push athletes as much as possible into the use of phones provided by the IOC. So Samsung mobile phones, which is the official partner of the games in this regard. The use of a smartphone will be necessary in Beijing. The installation of the “My2022” application is planned, through which, among other things, infectivity will be proven. It is this tool and Internet access that experts recommend to athletes use only on pre-checked mobile phones and use their own only before and after the Olympics.

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Source: phase