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A mobile browser owned by China's Alibaba Group contained privacy risks that could have exposed users' personal data, according to a security group.
The flaws were found in UC Browser, a third-party app that's been expanding in popularity across the globe, and has over 100 million daily active users. Last year, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group acquired UC Browser's parent company.
The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs investigated the mobile browser,...