▲ 2022 ▼ 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 3 years ago by Tazmanian@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 460 comments fedilink hide all child comments Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.
[–] echo64@lemmy.world 31 points 3 years ago (1 child) It sends whole words instead! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 years ago* Any data you submit to Google is stored and analysed. That's different from sending keystrokes as they happen though. I'm all for criticising invasive data use and collection which Google is definitely guilty of. It's not the same as keylogging though which is not just a privacy concern but a pretty serious security one as well. Also we have actual evidence here of Tencent doing this which makes a difference to me at least. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 years ago* Any data you submit to Google is stored and analysed. That's different from sending keystrokes as they happen though. I'm all for criticising invasive data use and collection which Google is definitely guilty of. It's not the same as keylogging though which is not just a privacy concern but a pretty serious security one as well. Also we have actual evidence here of Tencent doing this which makes a difference to me at least. permalink fedilink source parent