Tuber browser, which let Chinese users register and access banned services like YouTube, has been blocked and removed from China's third-party Android stores
- Service required registration with mobile phone numbers — An app backed by Chinese cybersecurity giant 360 Security Technology Inc …
This is terrifying. The browser almost certainly bundles an evil CA. Now those who fall for it for the sake of convenience and stability are (probably unknowingly) sacrificing their privacy even on websites not blocked by the GFW. https://twitter.com/...
Seems to me like the chinese govt wants to regulate common foreign vpns, and replace it with a state censored vpn instead. Prob going to illegalize/clamp down on foreign vpns soon https://twitter.com/...
Meanwhile @ritacyliao has a great piece on it already, which contains all the information you need to know about Tuber, and Qihoo 360, the notorious Chinese cybersecurity company behind it. https://techcrunch.com/... https://twitter.com/...