▲ 2025 ▼ 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 459 comments fedilink hide all child comments Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.
[–] An_Ugly_Bastard@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (6 children) The big issue is Google isn’t owned by the state. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] ShovelLiz@lemmy.zip 23 points 3 years ago (2 children) I mean... Does It change anything? They are owned by a board of directors that want profits over anything else permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago Of course it change, at least the authorities have to buy from companies with public money instead of getting for free. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes, not being owned by the world's most terrifying government turns out to be different than being owned by the world's most terrifying government. Funny how that works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not sure what you mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago It's a quote from the book Catch-22 and just popped into my head when I saw your user name. Highly recommend the book but there's a short explanation of the phrase here if you're curious. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 years ago Man, Snowden wasted his entire life to tell you USA literally spy on everything you do and when caught their answer was : yeah, so what you gonna do about it, maybe you should do the same. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 11 points 3 years ago Instead they are about to be their own state. Btw, companies are absolutistic by default. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 1 point 3 years ago They are the state at this point. So same thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echo64@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago* no they are just compelled by the state and secret courts which is totally different obviously permalink fedilink source parent [+] Hazdaz@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago (1 child) I love how people overlook this part. You get all the knuckledraggers who want to claim the US is somehow just as bad as China is. The anti-American sentiment in here is obnoxious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org -7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've never thought that the knuckledraggers were anti-american. I think they are anti-intellectual. Using tiktok is more important to them than the future of humanity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Some of the knuckledraggers are. I guess I should have added that a lot of the edgel0rds like to rustle some feathers by posting anti-American views. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShovelLiz@lemmy.zip 23 points 3 years ago (2 children) I mean... Does It change anything? They are owned by a board of directors that want profits over anything else permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago Of course it change, at least the authorities have to buy from companies with public money instead of getting for free. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes, not being owned by the world's most terrifying government turns out to be different than being owned by the world's most terrifying government. Funny how that works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not sure what you mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago It's a quote from the book Catch-22 and just popped into my head when I saw your user name. Highly recommend the book but there's a short explanation of the phrase here if you're curious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 years ago Of course it change, at least the authorities have to buy from companies with public money instead of getting for free. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes, not being owned by the world's most terrifying government turns out to be different than being owned by the world's most terrifying government. Funny how that works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not sure what you mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago It's a quote from the book Catch-22 and just popped into my head when I saw your user name. Highly recommend the book but there's a short explanation of the phrase here if you're curious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not sure what you mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago It's a quote from the book Catch-22 and just popped into my head when I saw your user name. Highly recommend the book but there's a short explanation of the phrase here if you're curious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not sure what you mean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago It's a quote from the book Catch-22 and just popped into my head when I saw your user name. Highly recommend the book but there's a short explanation of the phrase here if you're curious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago It's a quote from the book Catch-22 and just popped into my head when I saw your user name. Highly recommend the book but there's a short explanation of the phrase here if you're curious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 years ago Man, Snowden wasted his entire life to tell you USA literally spy on everything you do and when caught their answer was : yeah, so what you gonna do about it, maybe you should do the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 11 points 3 years ago Instead they are about to be their own state. Btw, companies are absolutistic by default. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 1 point 3 years ago They are the state at this point. So same thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echo64@lemmy.world -1 points 3 years ago* no they are just compelled by the state and secret courts which is totally different obviously permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Hazdaz@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago (1 child) I love how people overlook this part. You get all the knuckledraggers who want to claim the US is somehow just as bad as China is. The anti-American sentiment in here is obnoxious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org -7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've never thought that the knuckledraggers were anti-american. I think they are anti-intellectual. Using tiktok is more important to them than the future of humanity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Some of the knuckledraggers are. I guess I should have added that a lot of the edgel0rds like to rustle some feathers by posting anti-American views. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org -7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I've never thought that the knuckledraggers were anti-american. I think they are anti-intellectual. Using tiktok is more important to them than the future of humanity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Some of the knuckledraggers are. I guess I should have added that a lot of the edgel0rds like to rustle some feathers by posting anti-American views. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) Some of the knuckledraggers are. I guess I should have added that a lot of the edgel0rds like to rustle some feathers by posting anti-American views. permalink fedilink source parent