Thanks. This is the kind of discussion and back and forth I was looking for ... I kind of figured this was the case, although I don't know of any actual examples of any of this happening. I know a lot of Chinese people use it, and I think it's interesting why it's so popular with the Chinese, and not so much in the US. When I say the American, I mean something made by a U.S. company. I'd heard that VONAGE is offering something a version of WeChat, but haven't heard anyone talk about it.
It seems incredibly intrusive to me from a workflow perspective. I don't want someone barking at me on my screen whenever they feel like it. On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Nathan of Guardian < [email protected]> wrote: > > > Sarah Lai Stirland <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Hi everyone -- I'm curious as to whether anyone on here has used > >WeChat, > >what they think of it, how they use it, and what it provides that other > >communications tools don't. > > It provides a really nice backup system for all of your messages, address > book, photos and audio located in Shanghai. Unfortunately only the Chinese > authorities have access to it. > > It also ensures you don't accidentally send messages about unharmonious > topics, like corruption, graft and human rights. > > It also does away with pesky security features like HTTPS and the need for > backdoors, since as we have learned in the case of the NSA, no one should > have anything to hide, unless they are up to no good. > > Finally, it provides an excellent means for diaspora dissident groups like > the Tibetans and Uyghurs to have their social graphs mapped, and > geolocation tracked. > > In short, it is a smashing success for the CCP and the PSB, and has > already resulted in the arrests of a number of splittists, who just thought > it was a great way to send "free" international messages. > > > > >Is there is an American version of this that anyone uses? > > The American version is the same as the Chinese version, and same as what > is popular throughout SEA. It is China's version of PRISM just wrapped up > in a shiny app package. Brilliant! > > +n8fr8 > > -- Sarah Lai Stirland Senior Writer techPresident Tel: 415-859 9749 Twitter:@LaiStirland http://techpresident.com/blog/76848
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