#wechat

kurt@pod.thing.org

Big Brother per App - Überwachungsstaat China

https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/zdfinfo-doku/big-brother-per-app-102.html

Old but gold:

2014 beschließt Chinas Regierung die Einführung des Sozialkredits. Eine umfassende Benotung des Konsum- und des Individualverhaltens. Eindrücke aus einem Land unter permanenter Überwachung.

#Überwachung #China #WeChat

anonymiss@despora.de

#Influencer Accidentally Posts #Restaurant Table #QR Ordering Code

Even though the photo was only shared with her #WeChat friends list and not the entire social network, someone—or a lot of someones—used that QR code to add a ridiculous amount of food to her order. Wang was absolutely shocked to learn that “her” meal soon included 1,850 orders of duck blood, 2,580 orders of squid, and an absolutely bonkers 9,990 orders of shrimp paste.

Source: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/12/friday-squid-blogging-influencer-accidentally-posts-restaurant-table-qr-ordering-code.html

#security #photo #problem #socialnetwork #news

schestowitz@joindiaspora.com
anonymiss@despora.de

#China accused of foreign interference after Prime Minister Scott #Morrison's #WeChat #account #hijacked and renamed

source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/prime-minister-scott-morrison-wechat-account-hijacked/100776898

"WeChat is owned by #Tencent, which is one of the most closely controlled, theoretically private companies in China," he told Sky News

"It censors the platform all over the world. It uses the platform to surveil and monitor the overseas Chinese community.

"It is very clearly a Chinese government action in my view."

Or his #password was too poorly chosen...

#news #surveillance #fail #communication #problem #app #hack #cybercrime #privacy #Australia #politics

deutschewelle@squeet.me

China blockiert LGBTQ-Online-Konten | DW | 07.07.2021

Homosexualität ist seit 1997 legal in China. Dennoch werden LGBTQ-Menschen stigmatisiert, der soziale Druck hindert sie am Coming-out. Unterstützt wird das auch von offizieller Seite - aktuell mit Account-Sperrungen.#China #LGBTQ #SocialMedia #WeChat #Blockade
China blockiert LGBTQ-Online-Konten | DW | 07.07.2021