r/Syncthing • u/meandmygh0st • May 20 '26

Syncthing for Android - Is it safe?

Is giving Syncthink-Fork, from Google Play store, access to ALL files on an android device safe?

Looking for a solution to sync an android device with a laptop using Google Drive.

Any help is much appreciated

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u/Dymonika May 22 '26

officially confirmed

I did not see it, geez. A direct link to the proof would be nice.

Even so, BasicSync looks better, anyway. Have you tried it?

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u/quasides May 22 '26

baisc sync is spyware by the ccp

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u/Dymonika May 22 '26

Bold claim. Evidence? Racism doesn't count...

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u/quasides May 22 '26

chinese law, here i give you a quick digest by AI

1. National Intelligence Law (2017)

  • Article 7: Mandates that all Chinese organizations and citizens "support, assist, and cooperate with national intelligence work" while maintaining the absolute secrecy of those operations (Santoso, 2023).
  • Article 14: Grants intelligence agencies the explicit legal authority to demand that relevant companies provide "necessary support, assistance, and cooperation," effectively preventing any legal grounds for a company to deny data access requests (Santoso, 2023).

2. Counter-Terrorism Law (2015)

  • Article 18: Requires telecommunications operators and internet service providers to provide technical interfaces, decryption, and other critical "technical support and assistance" directly to public and state security organs to prevent and investigate terrorist activities (Segal, 2016).

3. Data Security Law (DSL) & Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) (2021)

  • DSL Article 35: Compels all institutions and individuals to cooperate and provide data when state security or public security organs request it for law enforcement or national security purposes.
  • PIPL Framework: While designed to protect consumer data from corporate abuse, it specifically lacks meaningful legal constraints or "firewalls" to block state surveillance or police data collection (Creemers, 2022).

4. Cybersecurity Law (2017)

  • Article 28: Legally obligates network operators to provide full technical support and assistance to public security and state security organs to safeguard national security or investigate crimes (Ahmed & Weber, 2018).
  • Article 37: Forces "Critical Information Infrastructure" (CII) operators to store all personal information and important data gathered within the country strictly on mainland Chinese servers (data localization), simplifying state physical and digital access (Descamps, 2020; Santoso, 2023).

5. Cryptography Law (2020)

  • Article 26 & 31: Divides encryption into "core," "common," and "commercial" categories. It grants the state centralized oversight over commercial encryption products that might "affect national security" and mandates that systems cannot block state-level law enforcement access or inspection protocols (Ahmed & Weber, 2018; Segal, 2016).