John Scott-Railton☕ on Nostr: NEW RESEARCH: most popular Chinese keyboard app (450 million monthly users!) ...
NEW RESEARCH: most popular Chinese keyboard app (450 million monthly users!) transmits every key typed to #Tencent.
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My npub1h662kslx3s4e4y0ny97snasj8d0m22yld2xt6rn8zjpyj8nz4f7q8e0ec3 (npub1h66…0ec3) colleagues found vulnerable encryption means the uploaded keystrokes could *also* be intercepted by 3rd parties.
We did responsible disclosure.
The vulnerable encryption that could expose transmitted typing to third parties = fixed.
Sogou Keyboard users should update!
But they should also remain aware that everything you type still goes to the developer.
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My npub1h662kslx3s4e4y0ny97snasj8d0m22yld2xt6rn8zjpyj8nz4f7q8e0ec3 (npub1h66…0ec3) colleagues found vulnerable encryption means the uploaded keystrokes could *also* be intercepted by 3rd parties.
We did responsible disclosure.
The vulnerable encryption that could expose transmitted typing to third parties = fixed.
Sogou Keyboard users should update!
But they should also remain aware that everything you type still goes to the developer.