Baidu Browser

<h2 id="privacy-and-security-issues">Privacy and Security Issues</h2>
In February 2016, concerns were raised regarding the privacy and security of Baidu Browser. A report from Citizen Lab highlighted potential vulnerabilities, indicating that the browser could expose users to risks related to data privacy. The findings suggested that Baidu Browser may collect sensitive user information without adequate transparency, prompting discussions about the need for improved security measures and user consent in data handling practices.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://mobile.baidu.com/item?pid=3260673475">https://mobile.baidu.com/item?pid=3260673475</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:3">Dou, Juro Osawa and Eva (2016-03-28). "China's Top Web Browsers Leave User Data Vulnerable, Group Says". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-top-web-browsers-leave-user-data-vulnerable-group-says-1459198802" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-top-web-browsers-leave-user-data-vulnerable-group-says-1459198802</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:5">"Browsers helping netizens hop China's Great Firewall could be here to stay". South China Morning Post. 2020-10-23. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3105839/web-browsers-hopping-great-firewall-china-suggest-new-era-opening" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3105839/web-browsers-hopping-great-firewall-china-suggest-new-era-opening</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Tone, Sixth (2019-10-03). "Baidu Shuts Down Its Desktop Browser After Eight Years". Sixth Tone. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1004638/baidu-shuts-down-its-desktop-browser-after-eight-years" target="_blank">http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1004638/baidu-shuts-down-its-desktop-browser-after-eight-years</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"Baidu's Mobile Browser Steps Out Of Asia And Into Africa With Exclusive France Telecom Deal". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/14/baidus-mobile-browser-steps-out-of-asia-and-into-africa-in-an-exclusive-france-telecom-deal/" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/14/baidus-mobile-browser-steps-out-of-asia-and-into-africa-in-an-exclusive-france-telecom-deal/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">Rauhala, Emily. "This Chinese browser gathers a crazy amount of your data and then stores it unsafely". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/28/chinese-browser-gathers-pathological-level-of-personal-data-and-then-stores-unsafely-study-finds/" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/28/chinese-browser-gathers-pathological-level-of-personal-data-and-then-stores-unsafely-study-finds/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">Ong, Josh (2012-09-03). "China's Baidu Leaps on to Mobile with Speedy HTML5 Android Browser". The Next Web. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="https://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/09/03/china-baidu-android-browser/" target="_blank">https://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/09/03/china-baidu-android-browser/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">Knockel, Jeffrey; McKune, Sarah; Senft, Adam (2016-02-23). "Baidu's and Don'ts: Privacy and Security Issues in Baidu Browser". The Citizen Lab. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2016/02/privacy-security-issues-baidu-browser/" target="_blank">https://citizenlab.ca/2016/02/privacy-security-issues-baidu-browser/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">February 2016, Sead Fadilpašić 24 (8 March 2019). "China's Baidu Browser leaks almost everything". ITProPortal. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) <a href="https://www.itproportal.com/2016/02/24/chinas-baidu-browser-leaks-almost-everything/" target="_blank">https://www.itproportal.com/2016/02/24/chinas-baidu-browser-leaks-almost-everything/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">"Baidu browser frankensteins Google Chrome and Internet Explorer - ExtremeTech". www.extremetech.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="https://www.extremetech.com/internet/90500-baidu-browser-frankensteins-google-chrome-and-internet-explorer" target="_blank">https://www.extremetech.com/internet/90500-baidu-browser-frankensteins-google-chrome-and-internet-explorer</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:13">"公告". 2019-05-18. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2020-12-28. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190518202253/https://gss0.bdstatic.com/5bVWsj_p_tVS5dKfpU_Y_D3/res/notice_llq.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20190518202253/https://gss0.bdstatic.com/5bVWsj_p_tVS5dKfpU_Y_D3/res/notice_llq.html</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:14">Knockel, Jeffrey; McKune, Sarah; Senft, Adam (2016-02-23). Baidu's and Don'ts: Privacy and Security Issues in Baidu Browser (Report). University of Toronto. <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2016/02/privacy-security-issues-baidu-browser/" target="_blank">https://citizenlab.ca/2016/02/privacy-security-issues-baidu-browser/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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