Lahore (Web Desk) – Earlier, Daily Pakistan had reported that Zong had been injecting ads into users’ browser without users’ permission. Zong has issued a statement clarifying the matter. In the statement Zong maintains that they only inject a ‘Zong Helper Toolbar’, which is meant to help users.
Zong’s press release is being published verbatim:
Speculations are afoot that Zong, one of the leading and the only 4G operators in Pakistan, installs automatic scripts in the browsers for hacking purposes.In reality, the Zong Toolbar neither requires installation nor does it consume data monitored or stored. This toolbar benefits the users to access and check data usage on the go so that the users can keep track of the usage. Secondly, the users can select various data packages and subscribe quickly in case user package is expiring or the customers want to switch to other packages. Lastly, one tap connectivity to Zong promotional website links for more details of packages related to voice SMS and data.