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UC Browser

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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]

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

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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.