- A new report has detailed how some North Koreans rooted their Android phones.
- Escapees said people rooted their phones to install unauthorized apps and consume unauthorized media files.
Android phones in North Korea are subjected to plenty of restrictions and surveillance software, but it turns out that some citizens are taking matters into their own hands.
A new report by North Korea-focused human rights organization Lumen and researcher Martyn Williams (h/t: Wired) has revealed that some North Korean citizens are rooting their Android phones in order to install unapproved apps and consume unauthorized media.