Hi! guys. Today is the very sad day for the UC browser fans, and very Good news for those who have the slogan, “Save India and Go Away China“. After so many debates and arguments, the famous UC Browser has been eliminated from the Google Play store. In this article, I am going to show you Why Should You Not Download Malicious UC Browser On SmartPhone or Computer and the reasons for its removal from the Play Store.
Why Should You Not Download Malicious UC Browser On SmartPhone or Computer
About UC Browser:
UC Browser is a mobile browser developed by the Chinese mobile Internet company UC Web and is owned by Alibaba Group of China. Originally launched in April 2004. just weeks after the app topped 500 million downloads on Google’s mobile store. The App has been removed from the Play Store on 14th Nov 2017.
Why The App has been Removed From the Play Store:
A report says that recently claimed that a virus is secretly hidden with this browser, which is secretly stealing all your information. UC Browser has a rather nasty habit of stealing your personal sensitive data which it then sends back to China without the user’s permission. Times of India report, says that as part of a widespread investigation into data security, Indian government officials expressed companies that the UC Browser app still able to collect your data after it has been totally uninstalled from your device.
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Why Should You Not Download Malicious UC Browser:
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Here are some reasons why you should stop If you are still using UC Browser app on your device.
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UC Browser is filled with tons of abusive and nasty ads.
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The music which you download from UC music cannot be played on other apps.
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The news which comes in most of them is fake that you can’t even trust a single one. Mostly redirects the traffic towards adult sites by the type of news they produce.
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Needs almost every permission an application can get to access your device. for example ask you permission of your contacts, phone, location, camera, mic, storage. From which it should actually not ask permissions for contacts and phone.
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Your security is at high risk if you use this browser – Because of the malware applications get installed itself.
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If you do any banking transactions over your web browser make sure you are not using UC browser because this can access all those details at the time of your payment.
NOTE: It is Leaking Your Internet surfing Details. Like details of Web sites you visit, Pages you like, Images you click, Videos you watch, Search data, keywords, Personal info, and bookmark details to agencies and servers.
Conclusion:
Although the mini version [UC Browser MINI] is still available in the Play Store there is no guarantee how long it will be. If you are still using UC Browser then stop using it which play store has already done. Keep secure make secure. Thanks for reading.
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