[Q] Baidu folder found!

[shanu05]

Hi everyone,
I have rooted my phone the other day and found a folder named Baidu. Today, I read the news about Sony phones containing the baidu spyware. Baidu is a Chinese counterpart of Google search. Recently, Indian Air force has banned its employees to use Xiomi phone which reportedly sends user location to a Chinese server using Baidu.*

Has anyone also found this folder on the phone?

 

[mkiller88]

Same here, i found the Baidu folder on my SD card :| .

 

[sirrx7]

I'm not sure if the phone uses Baidu in stock form but I do know that as of a recent update ES File Explorer has been installing Baido services.
From what I understand it is supposedly a Chinese government backed upload or cloud service. Kind of like dropbox but with extra security worries.
I ditched ES file explorer and went back to root explorer which is upsetting because I liked ES File Explorer's Chromecast integration.