Blu and Amazon’s relationship first became shaky last October when a report from Kryptowire indicated that some budget smartphones (including Blu’s popular R1 HD) were sending user information ...

Blu was suspended back in October after Kryptowire first discovered Adups’ spyware on the the Blu R1 HD, the best-selling phone on Amazon and the company’s most popular model.

Blu who? This 2-year-old manufacturer has a squad of colorful handsets selling in Latin America, including three Android phones. Based in Miami, Blu hopes to crack the U.S. market.

A report from security firm Kryptowire detailed how select budget Android phones, including ones from Blu, are subject to a hidden backdoor that collects user information and sends it back to China.

Security; Mobile; Amazon suspends sales of Blu phones over spyware allegations (Update) The phone maker denies it has done anything wrong By Rob Thubron August 1, 2017, 8:15 ...

Following Amazon’s move to put the sale of BLU phones on hold due to a security concern, it now seems that the BLU products are back on sale on the online retailer giant’s website, the company ...

Amazon pulled Blu phones last October following reports that the company’s Blu R1 HD was being sold with software from Chinese app maker Shanghai Adups Technology Co. which collected user data.