#FailedState #App
Government Spends 10 mil on 2 Redundant Apps
The Hong Kong Government has recently pumped in a large sum of money into developing two cellphone apps.
It costs HKD5 million to develop each app, with 4 million dollars being subsidized by the government. The two apps were developed by the "North Point Neighbour Association” and a health prompting group.
There have been doubts about how useful these apps actually are. Some of the elderly felt that there was no need for an app to be developed to teach them how to exercise. Many of them claimed that they would rather watch and learn it on Youtube.
It has been discovered that these two apps were developed by the same company. Subject matter experts were interviewed about these apps, and they estimated the cost to develop these apps to be 50% of whatever the government spent. In total, 10 million Hong Kong dollars was spent in developing two redundant apps, when it could have cost half the price.
Source: Cable News #May11
#HKGovernment
Government Spends 10 mil on 2 Redundant Apps
The Hong Kong Government has recently pumped in a large sum of money into developing two cellphone apps.
It costs HKD5 million to develop each app, with 4 million dollars being subsidized by the government. The two apps were developed by the "North Point Neighbour Association” and a health prompting group.
There have been doubts about how useful these apps actually are. Some of the elderly felt that there was no need for an app to be developed to teach them how to exercise. Many of them claimed that they would rather watch and learn it on Youtube.
It has been discovered that these two apps were developed by the same company. Subject matter experts were interviewed about these apps, and they estimated the cost to develop these apps to be 50% of whatever the government spent. In total, 10 million Hong Kong dollars was spent in developing two redundant apps, when it could have cost half the price.
Source: Cable News #May11
#HKGovernment
#Newspaper
Remove China Apps garners 1 million downloads in India, gets 4.8 stars on Google Play Store
// Remove China Apps, an app that claims to identify and delete all the Chinese apps has crossed 1 million downloads on Google Play Store
//The app has become increasingly popular on the Play Store owing to the growing friction between India and China.
//The Remove China Apps has been rated 4.8 stars on Google Play Store and it is currently one of the top apps.
//The app went live on Google Play Store on May 17
//TikTok had a bad run on the Play Store recently when it was downvoted to 1 star recently. However, Google got rid of over 8 million negative reviews from the app and the ratings went back to 4.8. A lot of users across the country had also uninstalled the app.
//another short video making platform Mitron... was reportedly designed to take on Bytedance-owned TikTok... was downloaded more than five million times and received 4.8 ratings on Google Play Store.
Full Article: India Today, (01-Jun)
Further reading:
Google pulls ‘Remove China Apps’ from Play Store
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/02/remove-china-apps-google-play-store/
#Google #India #TikTok #App #BoycottChineseProduct #BoycottMadeInChina
Remove China Apps garners 1 million downloads in India, gets 4.8 stars on Google Play Store
// Remove China Apps, an app that claims to identify and delete all the Chinese apps has crossed 1 million downloads on Google Play Store
//The app has become increasingly popular on the Play Store owing to the growing friction between India and China.
//The Remove China Apps has been rated 4.8 stars on Google Play Store and it is currently one of the top apps.
//The app went live on Google Play Store on May 17
//TikTok had a bad run on the Play Store recently when it was downvoted to 1 star recently. However, Google got rid of over 8 million negative reviews from the app and the ratings went back to 4.8. A lot of users across the country had also uninstalled the app.
//another short video making platform Mitron... was reportedly designed to take on Bytedance-owned TikTok... was downloaded more than five million times and received 4.8 ratings on Google Play Store.
Full Article: India Today, (01-Jun)
Further reading:
Google pulls ‘Remove China Apps’ from Play Store
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/02/remove-china-apps-google-play-store/
#Google #India #TikTok #App #BoycottChineseProduct #BoycottMadeInChina
India Today
Remove China Apps garners 1 million downloads in India, gets 4.8 stars on Google Play Store
Remove China Apps, an app that claims to identify and delete all the Chinese apps has crossed 1 million downloads on Google Play Store.
#India #China #App
India Bans 59 High-Risk Apps, Incidentally Helping to Boost the Business of Local Apps
Tech Analysts Suggest that Tech Development Can Survive without China
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India Bans 59 High-Risk Apps, Incidentally Helping to Boost the Business of Local Apps
Tech Analysts Suggest that Tech Development Can Survive without China
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#India #China #App
India Bans 59 High-Risk Apps, Incidentally Helping to Boost the Business of Local Apps
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited the northern Indian region of Ladakh on the morning of 3 July, where clashes between the military force of India and China broke out last month. Sources revealed that he met with troops at a local military base and was debriefed by senior military personnel. His visit was accompanied by India’s Defence Minister and Chief of Army Staff.
Additionally, due to the newly discovered safety risks posed by Chinese mobile apps, India has announced a ban on 59 high-risk apps developed and run by Chinese companies. 48 hours after the ban announcement, downloads of Indian short-video application Roposo increased 22 million times on Android devices and exceeded a total of 80 million times by the time of reporting. The number of Roposo downloads on Android devices is expected to exceed 100 million times in the coming days.
According to tech analysts, China has been banning apps developed in other countries to enter the Chinese market so they could block access to information and control public opinion direction and risks. Taking advantage of the international community’s tolerance and laissez-faire attitude, China has successfully penetrated different countries through the development of Chinese apps. These apps have since become weapons in spreading propaganda, stealing information and intervening the internal politics of various countries.
Source: TVE
Further reading:
India Bans Nearly 60 Chinese Apps, Including TikTok and WeChat
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23217
India Bans 59 High-Risk Apps, Incidentally Helping to Boost the Business of Local Apps
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited the northern Indian region of Ladakh on the morning of 3 July, where clashes between the military force of India and China broke out last month. Sources revealed that he met with troops at a local military base and was debriefed by senior military personnel. His visit was accompanied by India’s Defence Minister and Chief of Army Staff.
Additionally, due to the newly discovered safety risks posed by Chinese mobile apps, India has announced a ban on 59 high-risk apps developed and run by Chinese companies. 48 hours after the ban announcement, downloads of Indian short-video application Roposo increased 22 million times on Android devices and exceeded a total of 80 million times by the time of reporting. The number of Roposo downloads on Android devices is expected to exceed 100 million times in the coming days.
According to tech analysts, China has been banning apps developed in other countries to enter the Chinese market so they could block access to information and control public opinion direction and risks. Taking advantage of the international community’s tolerance and laissez-faire attitude, China has successfully penetrated different countries through the development of Chinese apps. These apps have since become weapons in spreading propaganda, stealing information and intervening the internal politics of various countries.
Source: TVE
Further reading:
India Bans Nearly 60 Chinese Apps, Including TikTok and WeChat
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23217
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快訊：在印度之後 美國亦在考慮封殺存在安全風險的中國應用程式
[#美國][#中國]
印度早前因59個中國應用程式存在高度安全風險而封殺禁止後，美國國務卿蓬佩奧表示，美國亦在考慮封殺包括中國抖音海外版（TikTok）等存在安全風險的中國應用程式。蓬佩奧形容美國非常重視這項建議，但目前正在考慮中。
目前，中國大部分應用程式已被多個國家研究發現存在重大安全風險，大部分中國應用程式存在間諜和隱私外洩等重大安全風險。
長久以來，中國政府為控制在中國國內的輿論導向和控制民眾思想，一直都禁止中國以外的應用程式在中…
[#美國][#中國]
印度早前因59個中國應用程式存在高度安全風險而封殺禁止後，美國國務卿蓬佩奧表示，美國亦在考慮封殺包括中國抖音海外版（TikTok）等存在安全風險的中國應用程式。蓬佩奧形容美國非常重視這項建議，但目前正在考慮中。
目前，中國大部分應用程式已被多個國家研究發現存在重大安全風險，大部分中國應用程式存在間諜和隱私外洩等重大安全風險。
長久以來，中國政府為控制在中國國內的輿論導向和控制民眾思想，一直都禁止中國以外的應用程式在中…
#Newspaper
TikTok ban: Donald Trump to BAN Chinese social media app TikTok in the USA - reports
//Chinese-made social media giant along with almost 60 similar apps, TikTok also may be banned in the US as President Donald Trump cracks down further on China's influence amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.
//Mr Pompeo said the ban is a response to fears the Chinese app may be used by the Beijing government to deliver propaganda and to spy on users.
//Pompeo revealed that he and Trump are taking reports of Beijing surveillance and propaganda through TikTok and other apps incredibly seriously.
//“We have worked on this very issue for a long time, whether its the problem of having Huawei technology in your infrastructure -- we've gone all over the world and we are making real progress getting that out -- we had declared ZTE a danger to American national security.
//He went on to warn American users of Chinese apps that they need to be careful, as they risk putting their private information "in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party”.
//TikTok reported an astonishing 37.2 million American users in 2019, with user growth predicted to surge year on year by 21.9 percent.
//In June, it was reported by Forbes that the app was caught spying on millions of iPhone users again by Apple, after previously being caught in April.
//"many complaints from various sources" about apps that were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner".
//Some TikTok users have complained about data harvesting, spying, and censorship abuses.
Full Article: Express, (09-Jul)
Further reading:
‘Anything TikTok knows, assume China knows’: Experts urge Canadians to be wary of app
https://globalnews.ca/news/7151982/tiktok-privacy-ban-u-s-canada/
TikTok Caught Red-handed Spying on Millions of Users Secretly
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23011
#US #Tiktok #ChinesePropaganda #spy #risk #App
TikTok ban: Donald Trump to BAN Chinese social media app TikTok in the USA - reports
//Chinese-made social media giant along with almost 60 similar apps, TikTok also may be banned in the US as President Donald Trump cracks down further on China's influence amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.
//Mr Pompeo said the ban is a response to fears the Chinese app may be used by the Beijing government to deliver propaganda and to spy on users.
//Pompeo revealed that he and Trump are taking reports of Beijing surveillance and propaganda through TikTok and other apps incredibly seriously.
//“We have worked on this very issue for a long time, whether its the problem of having Huawei technology in your infrastructure -- we've gone all over the world and we are making real progress getting that out -- we had declared ZTE a danger to American national security.
//He went on to warn American users of Chinese apps that they need to be careful, as they risk putting their private information "in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party”.
//TikTok reported an astonishing 37.2 million American users in 2019, with user growth predicted to surge year on year by 21.9 percent.
//In June, it was reported by Forbes that the app was caught spying on millions of iPhone users again by Apple, after previously being caught in April.
//"many complaints from various sources" about apps that were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner".
//Some TikTok users have complained about data harvesting, spying, and censorship abuses.
Full Article: Express, (09-Jul)
Further reading:
‘Anything TikTok knows, assume China knows’: Experts urge Canadians to be wary of app
https://globalnews.ca/news/7151982/tiktok-privacy-ban-u-s-canada/
TikTok Caught Red-handed Spying on Millions of Users Secretly
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23011
#US #Tiktok #ChinesePropaganda #spy #risk #App
Express.co.uk
TikTok ban: Donald Trump to BAN Chinese social media app TikTok in the USA - reports
CHINESE social media app TikTok may be banned in the US as President Donald Trump cracks down further on China's influence amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.
China Blocks Didi From App Stores Days After Mega U.S. IPO
China’s cyberspace regulator ordered app stores to remove Didi Chuxing, dealing a major blow to a ride-hailing giant that just days ago pulled off one of the largest U.S. initial public offerings of the past decade.
The Cyberspace Administration of China announced the ban Sunday, citing serious violations on Didi Global Inc.’s collection and usage of personal information, without elaborating. That unusually swift decision came two days after the regulator said it was starting a cybersecurity review of the company.
Source: Bloomberg #Jul04
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-04/china-regulator-orders-didi-to-be-removed-from-app-stores
#China #Didi #App #IPO
China’s cyberspace regulator ordered app stores to remove Didi Chuxing, dealing a major blow to a ride-hailing giant that just days ago pulled off one of the largest U.S. initial public offerings of the past decade.
The Cyberspace Administration of China announced the ban Sunday, citing serious violations on Didi Global Inc.’s collection and usage of personal information, without elaborating. That unusually swift decision came two days after the regulator said it was starting a cybersecurity review of the company.
Source: Bloomberg #Jul04
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-04/china-regulator-orders-didi-to-be-removed-from-app-stores
#China #Didi #App #IPO
Fears over Chinese spying lead to calls for UK ban on DiDi Global ride-hailing app
MPs are calling for a ride-hailing app based in Beijing to be blocked from launching in Britain amid concerns that users’ data will be harvested by Chinese spies.
DiDi Global has obtained its first licences to operate in Salford, Sheffield, Wolverhampton and Manchester. It is expected to seek further licences as it competes for market share with Uber, the American taxi app.
A group of cross-party MPs fear that China’s national security laws could be used to require DiDi to hand over data if asked for it by Beijing. The National Intelligence Law from 2017 requires all Chinese companies to “support, co-operate with and collaborate in national intelligence work”.
Source: The Times #Aug09
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fears-over-chinese-spying-lead-to-calls-for-uk-ban-on-didi-global-ride-hailing-app-mzbkxqmk7
#DiDi #App #Uber #Salford #Sheffield #Wolverhampton #Manchester
MPs are calling for a ride-hailing app based in Beijing to be blocked from launching in Britain amid concerns that users’ data will be harvested by Chinese spies.
DiDi Global has obtained its first licences to operate in Salford, Sheffield, Wolverhampton and Manchester. It is expected to seek further licences as it competes for market share with Uber, the American taxi app.
A group of cross-party MPs fear that China’s national security laws could be used to require DiDi to hand over data if asked for it by Beijing. The National Intelligence Law from 2017 requires all Chinese companies to “support, co-operate with and collaborate in national intelligence work”.
Source: The Times #Aug09
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fears-over-chinese-spying-lead-to-calls-for-uk-ban-on-didi-global-ride-hailing-app-mzbkxqmk7
#DiDi #App #Uber #Salford #Sheffield #Wolverhampton #Manchester
A #US Federal Communications commissioner pushes #Apple and #Google to remove #TikTok from their app stores
In a letter to the companies released on Tuesday, Jine 29, 2022, #BrendanCarr, a Republican commissioner, said he believed that “TikTok’s pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. user data” violated Apple’s and Google’s standards and that TikTok should be taken out of the app stores...
The Biden administration has considered other measures to keep American data away from China but has not publicly pushed TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner.
TikTok has maintained that it is taking steps to keep employees in China from gaining access to its data. Shortly before a recent news report revealed it was struggling to do so, it said it was routing all data from its U.S. users through servers controlled by Oracle.//
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/technology/apple-google-tiktok.html
Source: New York Times #Jun29
#CyberSecurity #DataSecurity #App #MadeinChina
In a letter to the companies released on Tuesday, Jine 29, 2022, #BrendanCarr, a Republican commissioner, said he believed that “TikTok’s pattern of conduct and misrepresentations regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. user data” violated Apple’s and Google’s standards and that TikTok should be taken out of the app stores...
The Biden administration has considered other measures to keep American data away from China but has not publicly pushed TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner.
TikTok has maintained that it is taking steps to keep employees in China from gaining access to its data. Shortly before a recent news report revealed it was struggling to do so, it said it was routing all data from its U.S. users through servers controlled by Oracle.//
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/technology/apple-google-tiktok.html
Source: New York Times #Jun29
#CyberSecurity #DataSecurity #App #MadeinChina
NY Times
An F.C.C. commissioner pushes Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores.
Brendan Carr, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, said he was concerned that the Chinese-owned app could provide Beijing with access to the data of Americans.
#Report: Security concerns over compulsory app launched by Hong Kong government
This is part of a report published by #TechOpenFund on July 27, 2022. The investigation was conducted by #7ASecurity and #OTFRedTeamLab in 2022:
//...This exercise involved both a privacy audit and a security audit of the #LeaveHomeSafe #Android and #iOS apps.
The privacy audit could not conclusively prove malicious intent or unauthorized tracking of Hong Kong citizens. However, the security audit demonstrated that these applications have not been professionally audited by any competent security firm before, and that significant flaws exist in the current software security development lifecycle.
This is particularly concerning given that the app was originally introduced more than a year and a half ago, was made mandatory in some fashion for 9 months and recently began requesting real name registration and tracking user’s movements.
While no clear privacy violation could be conclusively proven during the audit at runtime, a number of application artifacts, likely inherited from underlying dependencies or simply security vulnerabilities introduced by mistake, were found during this exercise.//
Read the full article:
https://www.opentech.fund/news/7asecurity-otf-red-team-lab-partner-completes-blackbox-pentest-and-privacy-audit-of-leavehomesafe-app/
Source: Open Tech Fund #Jul27
#MassSurveillance #Track #Privacy #App #PoliceState #Pandemic
This is part of a report published by #TechOpenFund on July 27, 2022. The investigation was conducted by #7ASecurity and #OTFRedTeamLab in 2022:
//...This exercise involved both a privacy audit and a security audit of the #LeaveHomeSafe #Android and #iOS apps.
The privacy audit could not conclusively prove malicious intent or unauthorized tracking of Hong Kong citizens. However, the security audit demonstrated that these applications have not been professionally audited by any competent security firm before, and that significant flaws exist in the current software security development lifecycle.
This is particularly concerning given that the app was originally introduced more than a year and a half ago, was made mandatory in some fashion for 9 months and recently began requesting real name registration and tracking user’s movements.
While no clear privacy violation could be conclusively proven during the audit at runtime, a number of application artifacts, likely inherited from underlying dependencies or simply security vulnerabilities introduced by mistake, were found during this exercise.//
Read the full article:
https://www.opentech.fund/news/7asecurity-otf-red-team-lab-partner-completes-blackbox-pentest-and-privacy-audit-of-leavehomesafe-app/
Source: Open Tech Fund #Jul27
#MassSurveillance #Track #Privacy #App #PoliceState #Pandemic