Tazmanian@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe most popular Chinese keyboard app which is used by more than 450 million monthly users sends every key typed to Tencent in China.citizenlab.caexternal-linkmessage-square334fedilinkarrow-up12Karrow-down144file-text
arrow-up11.96Karrow-down1external-linkThe most popular Chinese keyboard app which is used by more than 450 million monthly users sends every key typed to Tencent in China.citizenlab.caTazmanian@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square334fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down4·2 years agoNever use a closed source keyboard app. It can read what you send for messages, websites you go to, search engine queries.
minus-squarehappyhippo@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoJust to state the obvious for the less tech-literate out there: an open source one could do the same. It’s just very easy for anyone to find out by inspecting the code, that’s why no developer in their right mind would pull such a move.
Never use a closed source keyboard app. It can read what you send for messages, websites you go to, search engine queries.
Just to state the obvious for the less tech-literate out there: an open source one could do the same.
It’s just very easy for anyone to find out by inspecting the code, that’s why no developer in their right mind would pull such a move.