Why Foreign Privacy Apps Are Triggering Continuous Location Tracking on Your Phone

Meituan Engineer Warns About Frequent Location Tracking by Foreign Privacy Apps

On October 10, users reported that after upgrading to iOS 15.x and installing a foreign privacy‑recording app, the Meituan app performed continuous background location tracking for 24 hours. Similar behavior was observed across many popular apps—including major banks, WeChat, QQ, Taobao, Didi, Pinduoduo, Weibo, and even the national anti‑fraud center—where they repeatedly accessed location, photo libraries, or web history. A Meituan engineer explained that the third‑party software reads system operation logs and selectively displays them; when the relevant permissions are granted and the app remains active in the background, most mainstream apps are detected as frequently reading user data. The software, developed abroad, has not been vetted for security or confidentiality, and the engineer advises users to download it cautiously. (Source: 雷锋网)

Beike Shanghai R&D Team Layoffs

On October 11, an anonymous post on the professional network Maimai claimed that all employees of Beike's Shanghai R&D team would be optimized with a compensation package of N+3, with procedures to be completed by October 18 and the office to close on the 30th. The New Beijing Daily later reported that the optimization specifically targeted the Shanghai R&D team. Beike responded that significant changes in the industry this year prompted adjustments to certain financial and related businesses in Shanghai. (Source: 凤凰房产)

FSF Criticizes Windows 11 as a Threat to User Freedom

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) published a blog post on the same day Windows 11 was officially released, condemning the operating system for further eroding user freedom and digital autonomy. Author Greg Farough argues that Windows 11 forces users to sign in with a Microsoft account, linking personal identity to usage data, and that the mandatory TPM 2.0 hardware module, while marketed as a security feature, can become a tool for surveillance when controlled by a proprietary vendor. He also criticizes the "PC Health Check" utility as misleading, noting that a truly healthy PC should respect user choice and support free software. (Source: 开源中国)