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[โ€“] ferralcat@monyet.cc 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Chinese government can track any app in their country. Their laws just give them acces to the data if they want it (the same as the usa basically). They don't give a shit about WeChat.

[โ€“] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

Sure, but withg wechat you can link each user to the real person, bank account, phone number and find his friend circle on we chat. This might not work so well on other apps where any user can sign up via vpn and a random email address...