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Android spyware with over 1.5 million downloads sends your data to China (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Two file management apps on the Google Play Store have been discovered to be spyware that quietly sends user data to servers in China.

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

Why is it bad to send data to China and not to US?

[–] The_Vampire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Who said the US wasn't bad?

This is just a strawman argument, just because we're talking about being lit on fire does not mean the alternative of being dipped in acid is good but you know I'd rather not be simultaneously lit on fire while being dipped in acid if I can help it.