In another Taiwanese news report back in 2014, 360's executive even admits that 360 would hand the data over to the Chinese government whenever he is asked to in an interview ( ). A news report from the Chinese government's mouthpiece ChinaDaily back in 2017 reveals 360's plan to partner up with the government to provide more big data insights.
If the company's ethics are not troublesome enough, let me introduce you to the 'Spyware' allegation I made in the title. (On the Chinese version of Wikipedia you can read further about the long list of their terrible misconducts, but there's already many on its English Wikipedia page: ). These tactics has even got the attention of the Chinese government, and several court cases has already been opened in China to address 360's terrible business deeds. those 'YOUR DEVICE HAS 2 VIRUSES, DOWNLOAD OUR APP TO SCAN NOW' ads). Others include force installation of 360's browser bars, using misleading advertisements (e.g. For example, 360 Antivirus on PC would ACTIVELY search for and mark other competitors' products as a threat and remove them. Its antivirus (for PC) is so notorious that it has garnered a **bleep** status in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Chinese speaking countries' Internet communities. Those in the west may not be familiar with this company, but it's a very shady company from China that has utilized many dirty tricks to attempt getting a larger market share.
If you go inside the Storage section of Device Care, you'll see a very tiny printed line "powered by 360". With that being said, I want to go into details regarding the storage cleaner inside Device Care. For me, it's very useful for optimizing my battery usage and I believe most users have a positive feedback about this addition that Samsung has put in our devices. However, I want to detail my point of view on this situation.įor those who don't know, there's a Device Care function in Settings. On samsung and galaxys10 reading tips and tricks about my phone. I have ordered the Galaxy S10+ once it's available in my region and I'm very happy with it. This is by no means signaling hate toward Samsung. It comes pre-installed on your Samsung phone or tablet, communicates with Chinese servers, and you CANNOT REMOVE it (unless using ADB or other means). I know the title is rather sensational, however it couldn't get any closer to the truth.įor those who are too busy to read the whole post, here's the TL DR version: The storage scanner in the Device Care section is made by a super shady Chinese data-mining/antivirus company called Qihoo 360.
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