Someone in China could be reading your texts

That cheap Android phone you are using could be secretly relaying texts and other information to a server in China, a tech security firm says.
The firm, Kryptowire, says it has found tens of thousands of Android phones, many inexpensive and many pre-paid, that transmit information including "the full body of text messages, contact lists, call history with full telephone numbers" along with security details related to the phones.
The phones Kryptowire studied included popular models such as the BLU R1 HD that sell for as little as $50 from Amazon and Best Buy. The bug has since been removed from BLU Products phones, and "the affected application has since been self-updated and the functionality verified to be no longer collecting or sending this information," the company said on its website.