08:10am EDT| Exclusive: Alibabaâs Huge Browser Business Is Recording Millions Of Android And iPhone Usersâ âPrivateâ Web Habits Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin Alibaba Group has reportedly been concerned about Apple's privacy updates that try to put more power back into the hands of the user. Now one of its most popular apps has been taken down from the Apple App Store. (Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images If you went to download Alibaba-owned app UC Browser this month, whether from Googleâs Android Play store or Appleâs iOS App Store, you would have been promised that with its âincognitoâ mode, no web browsing or search history would be recorded. Such guarantees, alongside promises of fast download times, have made the app, created by Alibaba subsidiary UCWeb, incredibly popular across the world, with 500 million downloads on Android alone. Whilst Americans may not have heard of the app, according to one analysis, itâs the fourth biggest browser by user numbers in the world, largely because of large user bases in Asia. Prior to a ban by the Indian government over security concerns linked to Chinese apps, it was reportedly one of the most popular browsers in India.