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
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.
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