UC Browser

UC Browser is a mobile web browser. It was banned in India in 2020 for privacy issues^[1] and also banned in China in 2021 due to complaints of showing deceptive medical advertisements.^[2]

History[change | change source]

UC Browser was originally developed for Java ME smartphones in 2004 by UCWeb which is a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group. It is now available for Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Java ME, Symbian, Windows Phone, and Microsoft Windows platform.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ "TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps banned by India as border tensions simmer in Ladakh". India Today.
↑ Shead, Sam (16 March 2021). "Alibaba's browser has been deleted from Chinese app stores". CNBC.
↑ Brewster, Thomas. "Exclusive: Alibaba's Huge Browser Business Is Harvesting The 'Private' Web Activity Of Millions Of Android And iPhone Users". Forbes.

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[1] "TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps banned by India as border tensions simmer in Ladakh". India Today.

[2] Shead, Sam (16 March 2021). "Alibaba's browser has been deleted from Chinese app stores". CNBC.

[3] Brewster, Thomas. "Exclusive: Alibaba's Huge Browser Business Is Harvesting The 'Private' Web Activity Of Millions Of Android And iPhone Users". Forbes.

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