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These cheap phones come at a price

Cheap phones are coming at the price of your privacy, security analysts discovered. At $60, the Blu R1 HD is the top-selling phone on Amazon. Last November, researchers caught it secretly sending private data to China. Shanghai Adups Technology, the group behind the spying software on the Blu R1 HD, called it a mistake. But analysts at Kryptowire found the …

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Get a Samsung Gear Fit 2 for $59.95

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! Quick housekeeping note: If you’re visiting here in a desktop browser and things look a little different, it’s because …

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