US investigates security of mobile devices
Agencies ask telcos, manufacturers to explain how they release security updates
Washington
THE Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission have asked mobile phone carriers and manufacturers to explain how they release security updates amid mounting concerns over security vulnerabilities, the US agencies said on Monday.
The agencies have written to Apple, AT&T and Alphabet, among others, in order "to better understand, and ultimately to improve, the security of mobile devices", the FCC said.
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