US Students in China: Beware wechat spyware risks
Heads-up: Why wechat spyware matters to US people and students in China If you’re a United States student, expat, or traveler in China, WeChat is more than a chat app — it’s your wallet, your dormmate noticeboard, your ride-hailing app and your social lifeline. That convenience comes with trade-offs. Over the years, tech and surveillance stories have shown how software, services, and even storage gear can be adapted or marketed for monitoring purposes. That’s the backdrop when people talk about “WeChat spyware”: concerns about hidden data collection, account snooping, or third-party tools that scrape messages and metadata. ...