Open Menu
AllLocalCommunitiesAbout
lotide
AllLocalCommunitiesAbout
Login

‘I’ve never seen anything like this:’ One of China’s most popular apps has the ability to spy on its users, say experts

⁨53⁩ ⁨likes⁩

Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Joker@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://lite.cnn.com/2023/04/02/tech/china-pinduoduo-malware-cybersecurity-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html

source

Comments

Sort:hotnewtop
  • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Image

    source
  • Nastybutler@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Image

    source
  • WarmSoda@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    By collecting expansive data on user activities, the company was able to create a comprehensive portrait of users’ habits, interests and preferences, according to the source.

    This allowed it to improve its machine learning model to offer more personalized push notifications and ads

    Who could ever conceive of such a scandal!? I’ve never seen anything like that either!

    source
  • j4k3@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Have you heard of smart TV’s – they are listening

    source