CM Browser
{{short description|Chromium-based web browser with WebKit and Trident engines}}
{{Infobox software
| name = CM Browser
| title = CM Browser
猎豹安全浏览器
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| developer =Cheetah Mobile（Browser）
Rigo Design（Exterior）
| released = {{Start date and age|2012|5|2}}（1.0.0.2096）
|latest release version = {{Latest stable software release/Cheetah Security Browser}}
| ver layout = stacked
| discontinued =
| programming language = C++、Assembly language、JavaScript
| operating system = Windows 7、Android4.0、iOS 5.0
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| size = 5-6MB
| language = Simplified Chinese
| genre = Web browser
| license = Freeware
| website = {{plainlist|
- {{URL|https://www.cmcm.com/en-us/cm-browser}}
- {{URL|https://www.liebao.cn}} {{in lang|zh}}
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CM Browser ({{lang-zh|s=猎豹安全浏览器}}) is a web browser developed by Cheetah Mobile. The browser is based on Chromium and supports both the WebKit and Trident browser engines. Jinshan Network claims that CM Browser is the first secure dual-engine browser with a "browser intrusion prevention system".{{in lang|zh-cn}}[http://www.liebao.cn/function-speed.html Cheetah safe browsing organ network promotion]
On June 3, 2013, CM Browser was released on Android and iOS.[http://bbs.liebao.cn/thread-159593-1-1.html 【Cheetah mobile version is coming! !】]{{in lang|zh-cn}}
Controversies
Version 1 of CM Browser used version 17 of Chromium, which was much lower than the official version of Chromium. This prevented the use of the Chrome Web Store on CM Browser.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
On September 21, 2014, Jinshan was ordered to pay Youku ¥300,000 for violating Chinese competition laws by allowing CM Browser to filter video ads on Youku's website. In the preceding trial, Youku claimed to suffer an economic loss as a result of CM Browser's ad filtering, as the company earned revenue from ads and premium subscriptions that allowed users to skip ads. Jinshan stated that CM Browser's ad filtering feature was vendor-neutral and that users must opt-in to activate the feature.{{cite web|access-date=2019-05-09|script-title=zh:猎豹浏览器过滤优酷广告案终审判决：前者被罚30万元|author1=胡晓|author2=陈健|url=http://it.people.com.cn/n/2014/0923/c1009-25713814.html|trans-title=Cheetah browser filter Youku advertising case final judgment: the former was fined 300,000 yuan|website=People's Daily|language=zh}}
In November 2018, the Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee commissioned an evaluation of the application permissions of 18 popular mobile apps, including CM Browser. The study found that CM Browser requested sensitive phone- and SMS-related permissions that allowed the browser to monitor the phone's outbound calls. A representative for CM Browser responded that the browser needed to determine whether a phone call is active in order to prevent interference when the browser is playing audio. The representative indicated that CM Browser would be updated to address the privacy concerns.{{cite web|language=zh|access-date=2019-05-09|title=直击{{!}}消保委通报猎豹自动开隐私权限 猎豹：立即整改|trans-title=Direct attack {{!}} Consumer Protection Committee reports that Cheetah automatically opens privacy permissions; Cheetah: immediate rectification|url=https://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2018-11-28/doc-ihmutuec4500253.shtml|date=28 November 2018|website=Sina Technology}}{{cite web|access-date=2019-05-09|script-title=zh:猎豹浏览器能监听外拨电话？沪消保委：应用评测显示个人信息遭泄露|trans-title=Can the Cheetah browser monitor outbound calls? Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee: application evaluation shows that personal information has been leaked|url=http://newsxmwb.xinmin.cn/chengsh/2018/11/28/31459491.html|website=Xinmin Evening News|language=zh}}
In February 2020 all of Cheetah's applications have been pulled from the Play Store. Following that, Forbes exposed the company's practices of spying on its users based on a report published by Gabriel Cirlig, a security researcher. The report detailed how CM Browser was sending encrypted data to its Chinese servers exfiltrating the URLs visited by all its users and selling them to various third parties.{{cite news |title= Warning: An Android Security App With 1 Billion Downloads Is Recording Users' Web Browsing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/03/03/warning-an-android-security-app-with-1-billion-downloads-is-recording-users-web-browsing |work=Forbes |date=March 3, 2020}}But the research, carried out by Gabi Cirlig, a researcher at cybersecurity company White Ops, comes after previous allegations of potential privacy issues with Cheetah’s apps.
= Ban in India =
In June 2020, the Government of India banned CM Browser along with 58 other Chinese origin apps, citing data and privacy concerns. The border tensions in 2020 between India and China might have also played a role in the ban.{{cite news |title=India bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, Helo, WeChat |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/india-bans-59-chinese-apps-including-tiktok-helo-wechat/articleshow/76694814.cms |publisher=The Economic Times |date=July 3, 2020}}{{cite news |title=Full list of 59 Chinese apps banned by Indian govt |url=https://theprint.in/india/full-list-of-59-chinese-apps-banned-by-indian-govt/451254/ |publisher=ThePrint |date=June 29, 2020}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.cmcm.com/en-us/cm-browser}}
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