Chinese app pushing Xi's ideology has 'backdoor' that could let Beijing snoop on users, report says

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'Study the Great Nation' or 'Xuexi Qiangguo' in Chinese had code 'resembling a backdoor,' according to a new report, that allows

An app promoting Chinese leader Xi Jinping's ideology has flaws that could potentially allow Beijing to control hundreds of millions of users' smartphone, a new report claims.

This photo illustratration taken on February 20, 2019 shows a phone app called "Xuexi Qiangguo" with an image of China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing.An app promoting Chinese leader Xi Jinping's ideology has flaws that could potentially allow Beijing to control hundreds of millions of users' smartphones, a new report claims.

If that code was deployed, it would grant a person system-wide administrative access, meaning they could download software, modify data or even install a keylogger to see what people were typing. The State Council Information Office, responding on behalf of the Chinese government's propaganda department, told the Washington Post that the app did not have the functions the report suggests.

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