CamScanner

CamScanner is a Chinese mobile app first released in 2011 that allows iOS and Android devices to be used as image scanners.[1] It allows users to 'scan' documents (by taking a photo with the device's camera) and share the photo as either a JPEG or PDF. This app is available for free on the Google Play Store and the App Store. The app is based on freemium model, with ad-supported free version and a premium version with additional functions.

Charitable contributions

On April 20, 2020 CamScanner announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic that the company had enabled remote delivery for students and educators alike at no additional charge. The feature enabled students to scan assignments, make error sets, and modify documents online. While teachers were able to make electronic teach materials into PDF or Word document in order to collect and correct assignment online more seamlessly. [2]

Kaspersky Lab

On August 27, 2019, Russian Cyber Security company Kaspersky Lab discovered that recent versions of the Android app distributed an advertising library containing a Trojan Dropper, which was also included in some apps preinstalled on several Chinese mobiles. The advertising library decrypts a Zip archive which subsequently downloads additional files from servers controlled by hackers, allowing the hackers to control the device, including by showing intrusive advertising or charging paid subscriptions. Google took the app down after Kaspersky reported its findings.[3][4] An updated version of the app with the advertising library removed was made available on the Google Play Store as of September 5, 2019.[5] Kaspersky later acknowledged "We appreciate the willingness to cooperate that we've seen from CamScanner representatives, as well as the responsible attitude to user safety they demonstrated while eliminating the threat…The malicious modules were removed from the app immediately upon Kaspersky's warning, and Google Play has restored the app." [6]

India

In June 2020, the Government of India banned CamScanner along with 58 other apps citing data and privacy issues.[7]

gollark: And even (roughy) what they gather?!
gollark: So you insist it's fine that they gather data, but you don't even read the document which says what they'll do with that?
gollark: Well, possibly second.
gollark: But if you think it's good because it's popular, remember this: PotatOS is the most popular non-default CC OS, by install count on Switchcraft.
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References
  1. "Android CamScanner PDF app 'sent malware to phones'". BBC. August 28, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  2. "CamScanner enables remote delivery for students and educators". Times of India. April 20, 2020.
  3. Kan, Michael (August 28, 2019). "Malware Discovered in Popular Android App CamScanner". PC Magazine. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  4. "Malicious Android app had more than 100 million downloads in Google Play". Kaspersky Lab. August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  5. Pelegrin, Williams (September 5, 2019). "CamScanner returns to the Play Store after getting booted for malware (Updated)". Android Authority. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  6. "CamScanner Malicious Android App". Kaspersky Lab. August 27, 2019.
  7. DelhiJune 29, Rahul Shrivastava New; June 29, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 22:21. "Govt bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok as border tensions simmer in Ladakh". India Today. Retrieved 2020-06-29.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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