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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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[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not if you block internet connection at system level. I think it can be done if GBoard in installed as an user app, not as a system one.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Might as well just use Open Board.

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Of course. My "problem" is that I need to write in 3 languages at the same time and switching languages manually in Open board is a bit cumbersome, while in GBoard it happens automatically.