Work-from-home and self-isolation measures during the covid-19 pandemic have highlighted and amplified our dependence on technology. But have they made us more aware of the risks? Do we really know what’s going inside those apps that have suddenly become our lifeline? If you’re one of the millions of users of the social media app WeChat based outside of mainland China, our latest report shows you should beware.

WeChat is an enormously popular application owned by China-based tech giant Tencent, used by more than 1 billion people worldwide. Although WeChat hasn’t published numbers on its users outside mainland China for years, with 100 million installations of the international version of the app from the Google Play Store alone, we know the figures are substantial and growing.…  Seguir leyendo »