Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden also leaked documents that indicated the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, which includes Canada, used the UC browser's privacy shortcomings to identify and track users, according to the report. Both new versions resolve some of the privacy issues.Ĭitizen Lab has previously found similar privacy concerns with UC browser and Baidu browser. However, Tencent did release updates to its Android and Windows versions before the report was published. Tencent did not provide answers prior to the report's publication. I could not find an offline installer, so only an online installer is available.The report studied the Android version and the Windows version 0.Ĭitizen Lab's director Ronald Deibert sent a letter to Tencent in mid-March asking if the company plans to correct the uncovered privacy vulnerabilities. Maxthon 5 and 360 Web Browser also does this. This web browser associates itself with PDF and other document files. Like the rest of Chinese web browsers, use with caution due to security/privacy issues! Customizable interface and skins available Built-in document (word, powerpoint, excel, etc.) functions

Chromium 70 backported to Windows Vista (Chromium 53 for XP) This web browser can be rather difficult to completely remove and associates itself with many items. However, beware of privacy issues within this web browser.

Integrated features such as having a built-in screenshot tool, customizable skins, and an adblocker are a few examples of extra features.

QQ Browser comes with its own set of features exclusive from the Tencent company. Tencent QQ is a Chinese Chromium-based web browser with a successful backport of Chromium 70 to Windows XP and Vista.

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