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The most popular Chinese keyboard app which is used by more than 450 million monthly users sends every key typed to Tencent in China.(citizenlab.ca)

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Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.

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Seconded. I use Gboard because it has the same functionality but I have to sandbox it and restrict all internet access via firewall. I still don’t trust it and would prefer a FOSS alternative with the same functionality.

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How do you do that?

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You can sandbox an app using Shelter. You can block the internet access of that app using NetGuard. Both apps are available on F-Droid and easy to setup. No special OS needed but I strongly recommend GrapheneOS to avoid backdoors.

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Thank you vm! NetGuard is awesome. I will test Shelter.

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