Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Feedly:The Citizen Lab. Baidu’s and Don’ts: Privacy and Security Issues in Baidu Browser



from The Citizen Lab

This report describes privacy and security issues with Baidu Browser, a web browser for the Windows and Android platforms. Our research shows that the application transmits personal user data to Baidu servers without encryption and with easily decryptable encryption, and is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution during software updates via man-in-the-middle attacks. Much of the data leakage is the result of a shared Baidu software development kit, which affects hundreds of additional applications.

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