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Just american idiots round here, Ive prototyped apps using baidu push service (the so called "spyware"). Its just another type of gcm except based in china. GCM
by accurrent 12y ago
Just american idiots round here, Ive prototyped apps using baidu push service (the so called "spyware"). Its just another type of gcm except based in china. GCM servers are at best unreliable in china thanks to censorship.
- eklavya 12y agoOr maybe as an Indian I am concerned why my phone has to use Baidu at all, when I am not using any service it provides and the fact that my data is being sent to China without my knowledge?
- romanovcode 12y agoI gotta ask, what difference does it makes where your data is collected - U.S., EU or China?
- eklavya 12y agoI hold EU in very high regards, so far they have not betrayed humanitarian values. China is a concealed demon, however bad you might think US is, China is a hell of a lot more and the reason is simple China is NOT a democracy. So far the actions of both the countries align with this statement. Also I know and agree that my data be collected by US/EU, I wasn't asked when sharing my info to China.
- funkyy 12y agoOr maybe people dont want to be spied on by services from basically web un-regulated countries?
- spacemanmatt 12y agoSuch as the U.S.? Are are you asserting that the U.S. is regulated? My guess is, every drug suspect prosecuted with parallel construction, every ISP, and everyone harassed at the border for their online activities would disagree.
- nikmartin 12y agoI think the difference is with Google 'spyware' you actually DO opt in when you setup ypur phone for th first time. This app is loaded silently and without notification to the user.
- sleepyhead 12y agoOP here. European living in Asia. Any service that is tracking me without my consent is spyware. Regardless of the definition I am far more concern with being tracked by some Chinese company compared to a German company. So origin is important here.