CHINESE APPS | BE BANNED

In the 21st century where technology is reaching great heights and makes an individual's life easy. The apps built with this advanced sciences can be a security threat to the users.

Our country has seen a tremendous increase in the champaign of Boycott Chinese Products since the past week. There are several industries including textile and telecom which have already taken steps to cancel import of products and material from China. It is being said that the Chinese apps are sending user data to the Chinese, some even without the knowledge of the user. This makes user information in jeopardy and is a threat. There are several apps unknowingly, which we use in our daily lives that are Chinese. It is being said as a matter of National Security.

Here are some list of Chinese apps:

• TikTok

• Zoom

• Vault-Hide

• Vigo Video

• Bigo Live

• Weibo

• WeChat

• SHAREit

• UC News

• UC Browser

• BeautyPlus

• Xender (file sharing)

• ClubFactory

• Helo

• LIKE

• Kwai

• ROMWE

• SHEIN

• NewsDog

• Photo Wonder

• APUS Browser

• VivaVideo- QU Video

• Perfect Corp

• CM Browser

• Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab

•  Mi Community

• DU recorder

• YouCam Makeup

• Mi Store

• 360 Security

• DU Battery Saver

• DU Browser

• DU Cleaner

• DU Privacy

• Clean Master – Cheetah

• CacheClear DU apps studio

• Baidu Translate

• Baidu Map

• Wonder Camera

• ES File Explorer

• QQ International

• QQ Launcher

• QQ Security Centre

• QQ Player

• QQ Music

•  QQ Mail

• QQ NewsFeed

• WeSync

• SelfieCity

• Clash of Kings

• Mail Master,

• Mi Video call - Xiaomi

• Parallel Space

Like Tik Tok which when launched become a highly used app amongst all age groups but specially teenagers and the younger generations. This app has been said to have been reading information from your SIM card. The company is owned by a Beijing based company and has been sharing user data.

A lot if the above listed apps have been pre-installed in phones and are owned by Chinese companies. Some of these apps have been reported for having privacy issues and security threats.

The app UC-Browser is a very popular app which comes pre-installed into some phones and is a Chinese owned company. The app has been accused of several security and privacy issues in the past and the Citizen Lab even published a detailed study that showed the vast security vulnerabilities and privacy gaps within the app.

Nothing can be said as firm information about these apps but it is better to delete these apps than take any risks about your information.