What is UC Browser?
'''UC Browser''' is a mobile [[web browser]]. It was banned in [[India]] in [[2020]] for [[privacy]] issues<ref>{{cite news |title=TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser among 59 Chinese apps banned by India as border tensions simmer in Ladakh |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/centre-announces-ban-chinese-apps-privacy-issues-1695265-2020-06-29 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref> and also banned in [[China]] in [[2021]] due to complaints of showing deceptive medical advertisements.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shead |first1=Sam |title=Alibaba's browser has been deleted from Chinese app stores |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/16/alibabas-uc-browser-deleted-from-android-app-stores-in-china.html |work=CNBC |date=16 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> ==History== 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 (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]], BlackBerry OS, [[Java ME]], Symbian, [[Windows Phone]], and [[Microsoft Windows]] platform.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brewster |first1=Thomas |title=Exclusive: Alibaba’s Huge Browser Business Is Harvesting The ‘Private’ Web Activity Of Millions Of Android And iPhone Users |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/06/01/exclusive-alibabas-huge-browser-business-is-recording-millions-of-android-and-iphone-users-private-web-habits/?sh=d20081261f26 |work=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Web browsers]] [[Category:Microsoft Windows software]] {{tech-stub}}