▲ 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.
[–] assa123@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) How do you do that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Exocet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not OP, but this can be managed with Datura firewall on CalyxOs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago wants to do something needs to be an IT major Welp, guess I'll choose between China and Microsoft, then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You can sandbox an app using Shelter. You can block the internet access of that app using NetGuard. Both apps are available on F-Droid and easy to setup. No special OS needed but I strongly recommend GrapheneOS to avoid backdoors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] assa123@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thank you vm! NetGuard is awesome. I will test Shelter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Glad to help. Consider dropping the NetGuard dev some coin, he's doing incredible work. He also develops FairEmail which imho is the best IMAP email app in existence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Exocet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not OP, but this can be managed with Datura firewall on CalyxOs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago wants to do something needs to be an IT major Welp, guess I'll choose between China and Microsoft, then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago wants to do something needs to be an IT major Welp, guess I'll choose between China and Microsoft, then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You can sandbox an app using Shelter. You can block the internet access of that app using NetGuard. Both apps are available on F-Droid and easy to setup. No special OS needed but I strongly recommend GrapheneOS to avoid backdoors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] assa123@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thank you vm! NetGuard is awesome. I will test Shelter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Glad to help. Consider dropping the NetGuard dev some coin, he's doing incredible work. He also develops FairEmail which imho is the best IMAP email app in existence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] assa123@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Thank you vm! NetGuard is awesome. I will test Shelter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Glad to help. Consider dropping the NetGuard dev some coin, he's doing incredible work. He also develops FairEmail which imho is the best IMAP email app in existence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sic_1@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago Glad to help. Consider dropping the NetGuard dev some coin, he's doing incredible work. He also develops FairEmail which imho is the best IMAP email app in existence. permalink fedilink source parent