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MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes

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Re: MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes

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Post by nerdsniper »

djtango wrote: post #6
michaellee8 wrote: post #2

I only run software from Chinese companies inside a sandbox, either on my Android/iOS phone or inside a VM for desktop apps and only enable necessary permissions. Unfortunately Mainland tech giants have no sense of user privacy and would like to maximize their profit by collecting every single bit of your data because they don't profit on selling you the software, they profit on selling your data.

How do you sandbox on mobile? I can't say I love having various apps like wechat on my phone...

Secure Folders on Samsung. Multiple user profiles on Pixels/AOSP.

Re: MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes

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Post by hxugufjfjf »

chromehearts wrote: post #50
debazel wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a massive difference between having a country spying on it's own citizen versus having an adversarial country doing it. The three-letter agencies would likely not be trying to sabotage or destroy their own country's economy and global standing for one.

As someone from the EU, could I not use the argument to argue that for me it's both an adversarial country?

You absolutely can. We see a huge uproar in European enterprises against US software/vendors/etc. Many companies are halting their cloud migration because they are now worried that the current US government could decide to just pull the plug or something otherwise inane.

Re: MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes

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Post by spartanatreyu »

supersing wrote: post #31

It still surprises me that such behavior is still allowed on modern macOS, which is supposed to be privacy focused. What’s the point of having an app sandbox when it is opt-in?

MacOS is not privacy focused, it's marketing focused.

Specifically: can we market this [feature/change/refusal/etc...]?

Re: MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes

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Post by hsbauauvhabzb »

largbae wrote: post #43
hsbauauvhabzb wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Unfortunately Mainland tech giants have no sense of user privacy and would like to maximize their profit by collecting every single bit of your data because they don't profit on selling you the software, they profit on selling your data /s/Mainland// FTFY.

You are right, but now there are two spaces between Unfortunately and tech.

That’s to represent the slop that is modern tech.

Re: MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes

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Post by deaux »

chromehearts wrote: post #50
debazel wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a massive difference between having a country spying on it's own citizen versus having an adversarial country doing it. The three-letter agencies would likely not be trying to sabotage or destroy their own country's economy and global standing for one.

As someone from the EU, could I not use the argument to argue that for me it's both an adversarial country?

It's concerning that someone from the EU is still asking this question. How is there any doubt left in you? Yes, of course both are adversarial countries, and shouldn't be treated all too differently. In the short-term, the US is the bigger threat, as they've shown they're much more willing to use the power they have to cut off access than China.

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Post by nandomrumber »

michaellee8 wrote: post #2

I only run software from Chinese companies inside a sandbox, either on my Android/iOS phone or inside a VM for desktop apps and only enable necessary permissions. Unfortunately Mainland tech giants have no sense of user privacy and would like to maximize their profit by collecting every single bit of your data because they don't profit on selling you the software, they profit on selling your data.

I recently downloaded the Soundcloud app for the first time on this iOS device and it said something along the lines of:

By continuing you agree to us sharing your data with our 954 partners…

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Post by wiseowise »

rexpop wrote: post #33
pdpi wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The context is somebody asking "Mainland US or Mainland China?" The comment you're responding to brought up Taiwan because that's the natural "not-mainland" when you're talking about China.

What?? China and Taiwan are two separate countries.

Both POC and ROC consider themselves China.

Re: MuMu Player (NetEase) silently runs 17 reconnaissance commands every 30 minutes

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Post by [deleted] »

inventor7777 wrote: post #18
jesterson wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> is listening to you and siphoning all data on your local network to China. How is it any different from western apps listening to you and siphoning all data on your local network to 3 letter agencies?

I hear this theory being claimed so much, but I don't see any real evidence for it; we have routers that you can monitor traffic on, we have microphone use indicators on mobile, and I would imagine it would be pretty clear if an app was uploading audio with even very basic monitoring tools. Correct me if I'm wrong, however. I'm not denying that a lot of data is likely surreptitiously collected, but I'm talking microp…

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