No, they absolutely export malware still. All of DJI's apps need to be sideloaded on android because the obfuscated data collection they do is not allowed in Play Store apps[0]. TikTok uses an obfuscated VM to do user tracking[1]. Then there's the malware that the US government has to routinely delete from compromised computers [2][3]
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No, they absolutely export malware still. All of DJI's apps need to be sideloaded on android because the obfuscated data collection they do is not allowed in Play Store apps[0]. TikTok uses an obfuscated VM to do user tracking[1]. Then there's the malware that the US government has to routinely delete from compromised computers [2][3]
Chinese software deserves the reputation it has.
[0] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/chine...
[1] https://www.nullpt.rs/reverse-engineering-tiktok-vm-1
[2] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/fbi-forces-chine...
[3] https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/chinese-malware-rem...