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What a Smuggled North Korean Smartphone Reveals About the Regime | WSJ
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5:03Now PlayingNorth Korean smartphones look strangely familiar. WSJ’s Dasl Yoon and a former North Korean soldier examine one that was smuggled out of the world’s most reclusive nation. But beneath the familiar apps and features are hidden functions designed to monitor and control users.
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