![]() ![]() The researchers further found the data being sent over an unencrypted connection ( HTTP), leaving users vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. According to Maxthon, the data is sent as part of the firm's 'User Experience Improvement Program' and it is "voluntary and totally anonymous." However, researchers found the data still being collected and sent to remote servers even after users explicitly opt out of the program. In 2016, computer security researchers from Fidelis Cybersecurity and Exatel discovered the browser surreptitiously sending sensitive browsing and system data, such as ad blocker status, websites visited, searches conducted, and applications installed with their version numbers, to remote servers located in Beijing, China. The Maxthon Cloud Browser was released on December 10, 2012. As of August 2012, Maxthon is still in the first tier of browsers in after the removal of Apple Safari. In late 2010, Maxthon began releasing new compatibilities, including browsers for Android Mac, iPhone and iPad. Maxthon was one of the twelve browsers Microsoft presented in 2010 at, a website allowing users of Windows residing in the European Economic Area to choose which default web browser to use on their computer. Maxthon won CNET WebWare 100 Awards in 20, and was #97 in PCWorld 's list of the 100 Best Products of 2011. However, in an interview with the Chinese web portal, Chen did not rule out future "cooperation" between the two businesses. On April 10, 2007, TechCrunch reported that Google had invested at least US$1 million in Maxthon this was denied the following day by Chen. In 2006, Maxthon received further investment from the US-based venture capital firm Charles River Ventures. In 2005, the team received seed funding from venture capital firm WI Harper Group and Morten Lund, the first Skype investor, and Chen moved the company to Beijing. , in Singapore, and renamed to "Maxthon" in 2003. In 2002, current CEO Ming Jie "Jeff" Chen ( Chinese: 陈明杰 pinyin: Chén Míngjié) created MyIE2 browser based on open source product MyIE. Maxthon has also created other products including a Chinese language news and information portal i.maxthon.cn, a Chinese language casual gaming portal and humor website, a ‘ Kid Safe’ web browser for Android and iOS, a free online account system named Maxthon Passport, and an English language news and information web portal i. Most of Maxthon's engineers are based in the corporate headquarters in China, which develops and maintains versions of the Maxthon browser for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. It is headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and San Francisco, US. Maxthon is a Hong Kong company known mainly for producing web browsers for Windows. ![]()
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