Editing Tencent QQ (section)

===Dispute with Qihoo 360===
{{main|360 v. Tencent}}
In 2010, Chinese anti-virus company, [[Qihoo 360]], analyzed the QQ protocol and accused QQ of automatically scanning users' computers and uploading their personal information to QQ's servers without the users' consent. In response, Tencent called 360 a [[malware]] and denied users of installing 360 access to some of the QQ's services. The Chinese [[Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China|Ministry of Industry and Information]] reprimanded both companies for "improper competition" and ordered them to come to an agreement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e0e12040-f5ab-11df-99d6-00144feab49a.html|title=Beijing probes Tencent and Qihoo 360|first=Kathrin|last=Hille|location=Beijing|date=2010-11-21|access-date=2011-01-09|publisher=[[Financial Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906011600/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e0e12040-f5ab-11df-99d6-00144feab49a.html|archive-date=2011-09-06|url-status=live}}</ref>