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title: ""WeChat has confirmed what has been rumoured all along i.e. it gives…"
date: 2017-09-23
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# "WeChat has confirmed what has been rumoured all along i.e. it gives…

*September 23, 2017 · Facebook*

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\"WeChat has confirmed what has been rumoured all along i.e. it gives all user information to the Chinese government. The popular app in a privacy statement is now informing the users that virtually all the private user information will be disclosed to the authorities.\
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WeChat, owned by the Chinese firm Tencent, is a messaging app similar to the WhatsApp. With over 662 million users, the app, besides being the dominant messaging app in China, it is one of the largest in the world.\"\
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