Jump to content

Are the Chinese watching us

aezakmi
By aezakmi
in Off Topic
 Share
Posted

Don't want this to sound like a conspiracy but could the Chinese government be spying on us? (rest of the countries) 

 

You know Epic Games and the Epic launcher are part of Tencent which is a Chinese company that collaborates with their government. Now how do we know if Tencent watches our game stats (I don't have an account there or any of their games btw), chats if it has a chat feature and outgoing clicks and use that to create a profile of us just like Facebook does via the applet present on most websites, it's said it creates a profile of you even if you don't have an account there.

 

From time to time news about Chinese hackers stealing data from websites or countries come up, but what are they using that data for?

ASUS X470-PRO • R7 1700 4GHz • Corsair H110i GT P/P • 2x MSI RX 480 8G • Corsair DP 2x8 @3466 • EVGA 750 G2 • Corsair 730T • Crucial MX500 250GB • WD 4TB

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Everything spies on you, knowing or not won't change how you live, this is all above you... so I say lets just enjoy while we can~

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
5 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

I hope the Chinese enjoy looking at traps.

you talking about mouse traps riiight?

ASUS X470-PRO • R7 1700 4GHz • Corsair H110i GT P/P • 2x MSI RX 480 8G • Corsair DP 2x8 @3466 • EVGA 750 G2 • Corsair 730T • Crucial MX500 250GB • WD 4TB

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
18 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

From time to time news about Chinese hackers stealing data from websites or countries come up, but what are they using that data for?

Every other country especially those at the top spy on each other (even allies) in the name of intelligence data. 

 

And many more...

There is more that meets the eye
I see the soul that is inside

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Oneplus is a Chinese company, huaiwei is a  chinese company, lenovo is a Chinese company, DJI is a Chinese company. 

 

Tell me, how many of us here own a lenovo laptops, huaiwei/oneplus phone, or a DJI camera drone(who used to sell drones to the US military btw) and worry about chinese government spying?

 

I will be more worry about Microsoft turning over my datas to the American NSA and CIA to be honest which explains why so many foreign governments are developing their own government computer and staying away from American technology firms.  

Sudo make me a sandwich 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Damn, he found out.   Rollout and send in unit 2.

Grammar and spelling is not indicative of intelligence/knowledge.  Not having the same opinion does not always mean lack of understanding.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
22 hours ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Hi. My name is Reggie. I like guys. I... really... like guys.maxresdefault.jpg

I'm greatly above potato, but I'm getting there...

Midrange Potato LVL 60:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 with Snowman MT-6 Dual Fans (CPU @ 3.8 GHz - 4.375 GHz to 4.5 GHz @ 1.1V - 1.35V),

MOBO: MSI B550-A Pro
GPU: Asrock RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 (1820MHz core @930mV)

RAM: TeamGroup T-Force Delta DDR4 Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz 16-17-17-37-58 @ 1.35V,

HARD DRIVE: WD 1TB Blue 
SSD: Toshiba XG5 Series NVMe 512GB (KXG50GVN512G) & Crucial MX500 1TB

CASE: DeepCool Kendomen Titanium case
PSU: Corsair RM-750 (2019) 80+ Gold

Display: Asus VP249QGR via HDMI (144Hz)

Keyboard: Generic PS/2 Keyboard

Mouse: Generic Honeycomb 250Hz Mouse
Speakers: Generic Headset

And yes, there are now fans. 5 Arctic P12 PST's

Userbenchmark Run: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/25234338 I don't trust that site anymore

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I somehow came across it, and I regretted at the same time my life flashed before my eyes.

IT BUUUUURNS!!!!

 

I'm greatly above potato, but I'm getting there...

Midrange Potato LVL 60:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 with Snowman MT-6 Dual Fans (CPU @ 3.8 GHz - 4.375 GHz to 4.5 GHz @ 1.1V - 1.35V),

MOBO: MSI B550-A Pro
GPU: Asrock RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 (1820MHz core @930mV)

RAM: TeamGroup T-Force Delta DDR4 Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz 16-17-17-37-58 @ 1.35V,

HARD DRIVE: WD 1TB Blue 
SSD: Toshiba XG5 Series NVMe 512GB (KXG50GVN512G) & Crucial MX500 1TB

CASE: DeepCool Kendomen Titanium case
PSU: Corsair RM-750 (2019) 80+ Gold

Display: Asus VP249QGR via HDMI (144Hz)

Keyboard: Generic PS/2 Keyboard

Mouse: Generic Honeycomb 250Hz Mouse
Speakers: Generic Headset

And yes, there are now fans. 5 Arctic P12 PST's

Userbenchmark Run: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/25234338 I don't trust that site anymore

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
On 4/28/2019 at 2:51 PM, Dan Castellaneta said:

I hope the Chinese enjoy looking at traps.

They are too busy looking at me naked in the morning.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

i imagine its somewhere around the level of the US or a bit more. so quite a bit

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Tencent also owns supercell, the creator of clash of clans, and part own both the creators of forenite and pubg. They wholly own and develop the PubG mobile on android and iOS. 

Sudo make me a sandwich 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
7 hours ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

owo

Make it better. 

UWU

I'm greatly above potato, but I'm getting there...

Midrange Potato LVL 60:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 with Snowman MT-6 Dual Fans (CPU @ 3.8 GHz - 4.375 GHz to 4.5 GHz @ 1.1V - 1.35V),

MOBO: MSI B550-A Pro
GPU: Asrock RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 (1820MHz core @930mV)

RAM: TeamGroup T-Force Delta DDR4 Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz 16-17-17-37-58 @ 1.35V,

HARD DRIVE: WD 1TB Blue 
SSD: Toshiba XG5 Series NVMe 512GB (KXG50GVN512G) & Crucial MX500 1TB

CASE: DeepCool Kendomen Titanium case
PSU: Corsair RM-750 (2019) 80+ Gold

Display: Asus VP249QGR via HDMI (144Hz)

Keyboard: Generic PS/2 Keyboard

Mouse: Generic Honeycomb 250Hz Mouse
Speakers: Generic Headset

And yes, there are now fans. 5 Arctic P12 PST's

Userbenchmark Run: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/25234338 I don't trust that site anymore

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
5 hours ago, wasab said:

Tencent also owns supercell, the creator of clash of clans, and part own both the creators of forenite and pubg. They wholly own and develop the PubG mobile on android and iOS. 

Don't forget their shares on Riot Games' LoL, the LoL pirate: Moonton's Mobile Legends, PUBG's 2nd pirate Rules of Survival and what I played before: SmileGate's CrossFire, known online FPS game that has an old engine from the 2000s

I'm greatly above potato, but I'm getting there...

Midrange Potato LVL 60:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 with Snowman MT-6 Dual Fans (CPU @ 3.8 GHz - 4.375 GHz to 4.5 GHz @ 1.1V - 1.35V),

MOBO: MSI B550-A Pro
GPU: Asrock RX 5600 XT Phantom Gaming D3 (1820MHz core @930mV)

RAM: TeamGroup T-Force Delta DDR4 Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) 3000MHz 16-17-17-37-58 @ 1.35V,

HARD DRIVE: WD 1TB Blue 
SSD: Toshiba XG5 Series NVMe 512GB (KXG50GVN512G) & Crucial MX500 1TB

CASE: DeepCool Kendomen Titanium case
PSU: Corsair RM-750 (2019) 80+ Gold

Display: Asus VP249QGR via HDMI (144Hz)

Keyboard: Generic PS/2 Keyboard

Mouse: Generic Honeycomb 250Hz Mouse
Speakers: Generic Headset

And yes, there are now fans. 5 Arctic P12 PST's

Userbenchmark Run: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/25234338 I don't trust that site anymore

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
10 hours ago, PrinceNorris said:

Your personal FBI agent in your webcam can tell you if your parents are behind you so you can switch tabs. Not to see your password of course. Nasty.

jokes on them I don't have a webcam.

ASUS X470-PRO • R7 1700 4GHz • Corsair H110i GT P/P • 2x MSI RX 480 8G • Corsair DP 2x8 @3466 • EVGA 750 G2 • Corsair 730T • Crucial MX500 250GB • WD 4TB

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Stickers over webcam. Muffle your microphone. Stay away from Windows and use Linux. Use tor browser. Route your entire internet through VPN. 

 

These steps should keep noisy spies from mining your data. 

 

For the paranoid, like in the case of whistle blowers like Snowden, use tailOS, an operating system specifically designed for this purpose. Boot it on a USB stick. After you are done, burned the USB stick and destroy all evidences. 

 

Remember, censorship and surveillance can both be defeated. 

Sudo make me a sandwich 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
On 4/28/2019 at 4:41 AM, aezakmi said:

Don't want this to sound like a conspiracy but could the Chinese government be spying on us? (rest of the countries)

 

Everyone is spying especially the US.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
16 minutes ago, wasab said:

Stickers over webcam. Muffle your microphone. Stay away from Windows and use Linux. Use tor browser. Route your entire internet through VPN. 

 

I do most except for the VPN since there are no truly free VPNs out there.

ASUS X470-PRO • R7 1700 4GHz • Corsair H110i GT P/P • 2x MSI RX 480 8G • Corsair DP 2x8 @3466 • EVGA 750 G2 • Corsair 730T • Crucial MX500 250GB • WD 4TB

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 hour ago, aezakmi said:

I do most except for the VPN since there are no truly free VPNs out there.

Why you want free? You need to buy the most secure, reliable, and privacy proof VPN money can buy. 

 

And are you sure your computer does not run a copy of data mining windows 10?

Sudo make me a sandwich 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
3 minutes ago, wasab said:

Why you want free? You need to buy the most secure, reliable, and privacy proof VPN money can buy. 

 

And are you sure your computer does not run a copy of data mining windows 10?

yeah thing is even if I can afford the VPN I don't have a credit card to pay for it and since most VPNs are from the US or Europe they don't give a fuck about payment methods outside said regions. Yes there's pay pal but besides the ToS I don't agree with it's not like you can simply use cash to fill your account.

ASUS X470-PRO • R7 1700 4GHz • Corsair H110i GT P/P • 2x MSI RX 480 8G • Corsair DP 2x8 @3466 • EVGA 750 G2 • Corsair 730T • Crucial MX500 250GB • WD 4TB

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Not us, you. The Chinese are watching you.

CPU: i9-13900k MOBO: Asus Strix Z790-E RAM: 64GB GSkill  CPU Cooler: Corsair H170i

GPU: Asus Strix RTX-4090 Case: Fractal Torrent PSU: Corsair HX-1000i Storage: 2TB Samsung 990 Pro

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Off Topic

×