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A big drawback in the domestic Internet industry is the excessive collection and arbitrary abuse of user data. If it’s for your own use, that’s it. A gray industry chain has even emerged for large-scale data sales.

This is even more true in the era of mobile Internet.

Guo Pengfei said that this routine seems quite new now, but it will be very common in a few years, especially during the period of proliferation of tool-based apps from 2012 to 2015, which simply slaughtered users as if they were fish.

Because there is a larger gray industry behind this - gray apps.

This is what Fu Sheng wanted to do when he went to the United States to start a business.

Zhou Buqi had communicated with him before, so he felt deeply about it.

For example, when registering an app with a mobile phone number, the server often needs to send a text message verification code to the mobile phone. No matter how much data the platform has, it can’t grasp the user’s verification code, right?

Through a similar method, it seems that user privacy can be effectively protected.

This is too much to underestimate the technical means of this gray industry. They can even delete photos and videos in users’ mobile phone albums at will. Isn’t it easy to check a text message verification code?

Of course, what Fu Sheng did was a private method, and he lacked confidence and needed to be sufficiently concealed.

Just like Guo Pengfei said, use the phone numbers of some smartphone users in the Ziweixing database to preemptively register Q-letter, so that when these users want to register for Q-letter, they cannot register or log in.

So, how do you get past the verification code?

In fact, it is invasion and theft.

For example, Ziweixing owns Weidian Mobile Assistant and 91 Mobile Assistant.

The brand of Weidian cannot be damaged, so the product design of Weidian Mobile Assistant must be formal. 91 Mobile Assistant is not necessary, but it can also come up with more tricks.

In the middle of the night, you can cooperate with the 91 mobile assistant to register Q letters in large quantities. After the verification code is sent to the user's mobile phone, the verification code can be obtained through the background of 91 Mobile Assistant. After getting the verification code, you have to delete the text message in order not to be discovered. When the user gets the phone the next day, it's as if nothing happened.

This matter may seem troublesome at first glance. In fact, you only need to develop a very simple small program and it can be completed automatically with one click.

He Yang said: "Be cautious."

Zhou Buqi remained silent.

This kind of suggestion has happened many times in the past, but he refused to adopt it and did not allow unauthorized use of user data. But this time is different. The success or failure of the "WeChat" product is crucial to Ziweixing's industry status in the mobile Internet era.

Zhang Yiming said: "This set of methods is hidden in the dark and difficult to be discovered. As long as the information is not revealed, no one will know that Ziweixing is doing this, and neither will the internal employees. In this way Once it is done, it will not damage Ziweixing’s brand and the company’s great image in the minds of employees.”

Zhou Buqi took a deep breath and said, "Observe for a period of time first and use it as an alternative plan. To disturb the hearts and minds of Qxin's team by poaching people and headhunting. This is the principle of reciprocity and can be used now. This plan cannot be rushed. Just wait and see again in a few months, and then try again if things don’t go your way.”

"Then it will be limited to 3 months. In April, we will re-evaluate the market competition pattern of WeChat and QChat."

Zhang Yiming is not as conservative as He Yang. On the one hand, he must maintain the civilization construction within Ziweixing for the sake of long-term planning; on the other hand, he cannot ignore the present and provide maximum permission and support for the development of core products.

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Yes, but if we really want to adopt this alternative, we need to have a meeting together to make a collective decision, and don't act privately."

Zhang Yiming said: "The number of smartphones in China will reach 100 million units this year. Because products such as WeChat and QChat are based on the logic of viral marketing, they will have strong winner-take-all attributes. Who can win? If we gain a firm foothold this year and firmly become the number one in the industry, we will basically capture this market. This year is crucial, as it can determine life or death."

Zhou Buqi said: "For special products under special circumstances, it is inevitable to use some special means sometimes."

Meng Houkun praised: "That's right! That's how it should be done!"

He Yang did not object, but said not to take unconventional actions unless absolutely necessary. But once Qxin is really unstoppable, a lot of things will have to be done for the development of WeChat and the future of Ziweixing.

Everyone's ideas have basically reached a consensus.

We must build WeChat at all costs!

Meng Houkun was very happy, "What else? What is Article 3?"

Guo Pengfei said: "The second item of user information rush registration is a competition hidden in the dark. This third item must be put in the open, and it means a real fight with real swords and guns."

"oh?"

"We need to use our own UC Browser, Weidian Mobile Assistant, 91 Mobile Assistant, Meitu Xiuxiu, Weidian Music, Weidian Input Method, Xiaonei.com, Weibo and other smart phone App products to control Q Information Conduct forcible technical interference!”

"I go!"

Meng Houkun was also shocked.

The first few points are easy to say. Although the moves are also very damaging, at least they are submerged under the water. Although the behavior of using user data to register Q-letters is bad, at least it can be hidden and will not be discovered.

This kind of technical shielding and technical interference is different. This is vicious competition on the surface. Not only all employees of Ziweixing will know that the company is using shady tactics, the entire industry will know, and maybe it will be related to others. departmental penalties.

Zhou Buqi was very determined this time, "Okay, this is another alternative! If it doesn't work, just do it! Even if you are punished, it's not a big deal! Microsoft's IE competed with Netscape back then. Monopoly stick, lost the lawsuit, won the product, 95% of the browsers on the market are IE, this is also a huge success."

Guo Pengfei was very excited, "Then let's do this?"

"Dry!"

Zhou Buqi has a bit of a burning spirit.

Guo Pengfei concluded: "Then there are two alternatives. First, covert information squatting; second, overt technical interference. Qxin must be killed at all costs!"

"Okay! Do it!"

In fact, Zhou Buqi has a third alternative.

That is Asda mobile phone.

In the current smartphone market, there are no low-end phones. The cheapest ones are mid-range phones from "China Cool Alliance", which cost more than 3,000 yuan.

Xiaomi mobile phone has not been launched yet.

Even if Xiaomi mobile phones are launched, it will not mean much. A new company cannot have much production capacity to meet the demand in the market.

If it doesn't work, the only choice is Aisda!

Asida will launch a batch of low-end phones priced at 1,000-1,500 yuan. As long as the quantity is large and the management is sufficient, they can sweep the market and seize all the market share of "China Cool Alliance" in one fell swoop.

In this way, Ziweixing has the power to influence end products, and can rely on this series of low-end mobile phones to completely block Qxin.

On these mobile phones, only WeChat can be used, not QChat.

This is to completely eliminate the Q letter from the source.

Back then, MSN did not defeat QQ. In fact, there is absolutely a chance that as long as Microsoft's operating system completely blocks QQ, it can solve the competition from the source. It's just that Microsoft didn't pay enough attention to MSN at the time. It didn't think it was a strategic product, and it didn't want to suffer monopoly lawsuits like Netscape Browser back then.

Zhou Buqi attaches great importance to WeChat.

In a word, no matter what the cost.

Even if he is punished and fined several billion, he will not hesitate!

Three major alternatives have been decided.

Next, let’s get started!

Only success is allowed, no failure is allowed!

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit serious, Zhang Yiming smiled and said: "Actually, there is no need to be nervous. The alternative options are all unexpected situations and will only be used with a slim probability. In '4+3', we have 99.9% It is possible that the battle can be resolved in the first 4 items, and WeChat can be led to dominate the world."

He Yang said seriously: "If you can't use the alternative plan, try not to use it. This is a strategy of injuring the enemy by one thousand and damaging yourself by eight hundred. The loss is too great."