WeChat becomes a powerful surveillance tool everywhere in China-526384
WeChat becomes a powerful surveillance tool everywhere in China Sun Online Desk 28th December, 2020 09:14:34 China’s do-everything app, WeChat, has become one of the most powerful tools in Beijing’s arsenal for monitoring the public, censoring speech and punishing people who voice discontent with the government. Authorities are increasingly using the app from Tencent Holdings Ltd. to justify arrests or issue threats, say dissidents, consumers and security researchers. Wang Shengsheng, a labor and women’s rights lawyer, said authorities were monitoring her WeChat and text messages earlie...
Source: daily-sun.com