Privacy Protector

Figure A:  security guards officially announced the launch of the privacy protection device

 

 

It is understood that the software can help users understand their computer installed in the client software has violated the user's privacy rogue behavior, and those who peep into the user's privacy behavior real-time exposure.

 

 

The author immediately downloaded the software. The software is less than 1M, described as:  privacy Protector.

 

 

Figure II:  Privacy Protection Properties

 

 

The installation process is fast and smooth. Installation is complete in less than 8 seconds.

 

 

Figure III: Installation Completion interface

 

 

The login interface shows that the software as announced: the release of the Privacy Protector First edition, currently only support users most complaints, the largest number of real-time communication software QQ (TM temporarily not supported).

 

 

Figure IV: Tips to open Tencent QQ

 

 

A start on the monitor, horror!

 

 

The author with a puzzled psychological open Tencent login interface, incredible things happened! The author just opened the landing interface, privacy protector on the show QQ has begun to monitor my computer! We all know that many users like to set up QQ boot, This is the equivalent of Tencent has now started from the computer to monitor the user's computer! how horrible!

 

 

Figure Five: The computer starts QQ to begin to monitor

 

 

After the author landed QQ, the file was viewed rapidly soaring. Show as "A total of 487 files or directories have been viewed by QQ, 2 of which may involve your privacy."

 

 

Figure VI: The "peep" number is still rising rapidly

 

 

"Block" is just "advice."

 

 

The Privacy Protector Screen also provides three buttons for "Tell my friends quickly", "Save the Monitor as a picture," and "prevent the privacy document from being spied on". But the author found that the privacy protector can not really prevent users ' privacy files by Tencent "snooping", the button will only be directed to a " Privacy Protector" forum posts. The author suggests renaming to " Privacy viewer" may be more appropriate, but do not rule out the next step to prevent Tencent view file scheme.

 

 

The number of monitors is staggering! Office documents are also viewed

 

 

A short 10 minutes later, I found that "a total of 1815 files or directories have been viewed by QQ, 118 of which may involve your privacy"! The author looked at the red text part, found that Tencent even personal word documents are not spared! Verified by the Security Center: Some client software, It does scan the user's hard disk in the background, and silently view the files that are irrelevant to their own functions, such as browsing history, net silver files, downloading information, video files and so on. Many users are concerned that the software will steal personal data without the user's knowledge.

 

 

Figure Seven: Sogou file and Word without scanning patrol

 

 

 This time in Tencent "privacy door" on the force, some people in the industry said it is the Tencent forced users to upgrade the "computer housekeeper" a pressure and counterattack. According to company president Xiangdong said, hope that the privacy protector, can give the majority of users the right to know more fully and the right to choose, thereby promoting the client software industry behavior more normative, transparent and sustainable development.