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  1. www.zdnet.com › article › baidus-android-apps-caughtBaidu's Android apps caught collecting sensitive user details

    The two apps —Baidu Maps and Baidu Search Box— were removed after Google received a report from US cyber-security firm Palo Alto Networks claiming that the two apps contained code that...

  2. www.cpomagazine.com › data-privacy › sensitive-dataSensitive Data Leak From Baidu Apps Allows Lifetime User ...

    • Apps Implicated in The Android Data Leak
    • User Tracking Data Leaked by Baidu Apps
    • Baidu Denies Leaking Data and User Tracking

    Unit 42 researchers found that Baidu Search Box and Baidu Maps leaked sensitive data that could be used for cross-device lifetime user tracking. Google removed the risky apps from the Play Store on October 28 after receiving the report. However, Baidu uploaded a new version of Baidu Search Box or Baidu App, while Baidu Maps remained unavailable on ...

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    While the researchers could not establish whether the data leak was malicious intent or a design error, they confirmed that the data could allow user tracking. The report authors indicated that Baidu apps leaked sensitive information, including the phone’s MAC address, International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number, and carrier information....

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    Baidu spokesman said that the information requested by Baidu Search Box was to enable the Push functionality. He denied that Baidu App and Baidu Maps were removed from Google Play Store because of user tracking. He added that the data collection process was disclosed in the Apps’ privacy agreement accepted by the users. “Baidu App and Baidu Maps we...

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    • Alicia Hope

  3. www.forbes.com › sites › thomasbrewsterWarning: Banned Baidu Apps Exposed ‘Sensitive’ Data On ...

    Nov 24, 2020 · Two apps developed by Chinese tech giant Baidu were leaking “sensitive” user data that potentially left millions of users open to surveillance or cybercrime, researchers claimed on Tuesday.

    • Thomas Brewster

  4. www.scmp.com › abacus › techGoogle removes Baidu apps in wake of Palo Alto research ...

    Nov 25, 2020 · Google removed two Android apps from Chinese search giant Baidu in the wake of a report published by researchers at Palo Alto Networks, which found the apps collected sensitive user data that...

    • Xinmei Shen

  5. www.techradar.com › news › baidu-maps-could-haveBaidu Maps could have leaked details of millions of users

    Security researchers have discovered that two hugely popular apps made by Chinese internet giant Baidu have been leaking user details. The data breach affects Baidu Search Box and Baidu...

  6. www.ft.com › content › 7164aa78-c11c-11e6-9bca-2b93aTencent: Inside China’s ‘killer app’ factory

    Dec 15, 2016 · Alongside Baidu and Alibaba, it is one of China’s three largest internet groups (they are collectively known as BAT). But its Hong Kong listing, in June 2004, differentiates Tencent from its...

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  8. thehackernews.com › 2020 › 11China's Baidu Android Apps Caught Collecting Sensitive User Data

    Nov 25, 2020 · The two apps in question—Baidu Maps and Baidu Search Box—were found to collect device identifiers, such as the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number or MAC address, without users' knowledge, thus making them potentially trackable online.