Google removes Indian tool that detects Chinese apps

Chinese App Detector racked up more than 500,000 Android installs before Google takedown
Google previously banned another app designed to remove Chinese apps from smartphones

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Google removes Indian tool that detects Chinese apps

3 hours ago

Chinese App Detector racked up more than 500,000 Android installs before Google takedown
Google previously banned another app designed to remove Chinese apps from smartphones

What is Signal, and why is it suddenly popular in Hong Kong?

The encrypted messaging app saw a sudden surge in downloads after a new national security law came into force

10 Jul 2020 - 5:00AM

How to transform the Nintendo Switch into an arcade cabinet

The Switch Fighter lets you play classic arcade games like Street Fighter II as you would in an arcade

9 Jul 2020 - 9:24PM

China’s porn censors killed 12,000 websites so far in 2020

China’s regular internet clean-up saw 8.4 million pieces of “harmful” content removed and resulted in penalties for video streaming sites iQiyi and Youku

9 Jul 2020 - 8:13PM

Hongkongers still rely on Facebook and Google, long blocked by China

As US tech giants weigh responses to China’s new national security law granting Hong Kong police sweeping powers to monitor the internet, Facebook and Google remain go-to platforms for millions of Hongkongers

9 Jul 2020 - 5:00AM

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