Popular Selfie App Sending User Data to China, Researchers Say - The Intercept
21/01/2017 Link to sourcePopular Selfie App Sending User Data to China, Researchers Say But there's a serious privacy and security issue with the app, according to mobile security researchers who performed tests running the application, primarily on Android phones. The code instructs users' phones to send a large amount of data back to ... and more »
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China The People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country. Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's fastest-growing major economy. | |
Cyber Security This category refers to technologies, processes and practices designed to protect systems, networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. | |
Mobile Security This relates to the Security considerations for mobile phone devices especially with respect to Digital Money, including e-commerce and e-security. | |
Privacy This relates to personal privacy rules that are must be adhered to in the provision of services to consumers. | |
Security This relates to the Security considerations for Digital Money | |
Digital Money in China 2015 An immense change has taken place in mainland China over the last 5 years over which we have carried out in-depth studies of this market. This positioned China as the largest online retail market in the world, and a leader in the use of Digital Money. |