this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
2023 points (97.8% liked)

Technology

59340 readers
5274 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
L3s@fry.gs
L4s@fry.gs
L4s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
2023
The most popular Chinese keyboard app which is used by more than 450 million monthly users sends every key typed to Tencent in China. (citizenlab.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by Tazmanian@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
428 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] sic_1@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seconded. I use Gboard because it has the same functionality but I have to sandbox it and restrict all internet access via firewall. I still don't trust it and would prefer a FOSS alternative with the same functionality.

[–] assa123@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

How do you do that?

[–] Exocet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not OP, but this can be managed with Datura firewall on CalyxOs

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

wants to do something

needs to be an IT major

Welp, guess I'll choose between China and Microsoft, then.

[–] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can sandbox an app using Shelter. You can block the internet access of that app using NetGuard. Both apps are available on F-Droid and easy to setup. No special OS needed but I strongly recommend GrapheneOS to avoid backdoors.

[–] assa123@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you vm! NetGuard is awesome. I will test Shelter.

[–] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Glad to help. Consider dropping the NetGuard dev some coin, he's doing incredible work. He also develops FairEmail which imho is the best IMAP email app in existence.