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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)
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Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.

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[–] lasagna@programming.dev 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tencent began investing on Reddit several years back.

[–] Jesus@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tencent owns sizeable pieces (and outright owns) of more companies than you can imagine.

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

They invest in basically any tech company that is open to investment and willing to accept Chinese investors. To the ccp the data of the west is worth any price.

[–] lasagna@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, I have seen their market cap.