Tencent will shield illegal plug-in software privacy exposure function

November 21, the reporter learned from Tencent, from 21st onwards, Tencent will launch a series of technical measures to strengthen the user's privacy security. In addition to the introduction of IP encryption in the QQ software, but also through the QQ client screen illegal plug-in software display IP, display stealth function.

Tencent said that the introduction of security measures to protect users ' privacy, from the recent large number of users of some illegal QQ software display IP, display stealth features strong complaints.

According to the technical engineer of Tencent Security Center, if a clear exposure of the user's IP privacy, users will be vulnerable to hacker program attacks, and secondly, the use of the plug-in software more memory hijacking, network hijacking and other technical means, counterfeit a large number of packets, will seriously interfere with the QQ server busy and lead to frequent user drop line; The third is a number of external shielding QQ software security updates and security reminders, so that users can not get timely security protection.

Internet Lab President Liu Xingliang said regulators and companies in the European and American markets are highly concerned about the protection of users ' privacy on the internet, but at home, many users themselves lack awareness of privacy issues.