Huawei suspected of tracking visitors to MWC23 booth

Penny Horwood
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Huawei suspected of tracking visitors to its booth at MWC23
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Huawei suspected of tracking visitors to its booth at MWC23

Chinese tech giant under suspicion of allegedly tracking visitors to its booth at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona last month.

Visitors to the booth were issued with badges and lanyards which were meant to be returned on departure. Some visitors forgot to return them but later noticed a small plastic case attached to each ...

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