On September 28, soon after the launch of Genshin Impact on on PC, PS4, iOS, and Android, multiple Japanese players claimed the game’s anti cheat program mhyprot2 was spyware. miHoYo quickly denied the allegations and explained the situation. Later on, more allegations came out, this time from iOS 14 users claiming Genshin Impact reads the
Genshin Impact Spyware Controversy
miHoYo officially denied in a Japanese statement the allegations regarding Genshin Impact being akin to spyware stealing personal information. A few hours after the game released on September 28, スパイウェア (Spyware) and 原神 (Genshin Impact) started trending on Twitter, with players mentioning the game is spyware. The reason for that is, an article shared on