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Android spyware with over 1.5 million downloads sends your data to China (www.yahoo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Two file management apps on the Google Play Store have been discovered to be spyware that quietly sends user data to servers in China.

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[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You mean Threads?

Yes I know... The cheapest shot.

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

...Why would Threads send your data to China? They make plenty of money off that data domestically.

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

This is interesting, I cannot reply to iAmTheTot’s comment, but there’s no issue commenting on any other comments. Is it because they’re on kbin?

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, replying to kbin doesn't seem to work