Chinese App's Spy Capabilities Exposed by Experts

Cybersecurity researchers have found that Pinduoduo, one of China's most popular shopping apps, can bypass users' cell phone security to monitor activities on other apps, check notifications, read private messages and change settings. The app also has the ability to spy on competitors by tracking activity on other shopping apps and getting information from them. The app was found to have malware that exploited vulnerabilities in Android operating systems, and it was tough to remove. Pinduoduo has previously rejected "the speculation and accusation that Pinduoduo app is malicious."