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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>For those who don't know the <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862595629371002" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">size of the problem</a>:</p><p>In 2006 I bought a new [entry level] Computer with 256 MB of RAM and a single-core P4 Celeron with 2,8 GHz.</p><ul><li><p>This thing ran <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WindowsXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindowsXP</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NeedForSpeedMostWanted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeedForSpeedMostWanted</span></a> just fine.</p></li><li><p>Nowadays it would crash trying to open <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a> even on a minimalist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dillo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dillo</span></a></span>, a lightweight browser ...</p></li></ul><p>And now imagine that some folks have to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftTeams</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatApp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QQ</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LineMessenger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LineMessenger</span></a> <em>at the same time on their machine</em>, and you can imagine that this will make entry-level desktops already scream harder than if someone were to loop the <em>Lost Coast benchmark</em> on them...</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloat</span></a> of modern <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebApps</span></a> is just the <em>socially accepted equivalent</em> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cryptojacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptojacking</span></a> desktops and driving some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">*phat</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperUselessVehicle</span></a> just to get less than a kg of groceries at a walking distance supermarket.</li></ul><p>Everywhere else we'd not accept such a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloatware</span></a> IRL. </p><ul><li>So why should we accept <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/obscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obscene</span></a>|ly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WastefulComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WastefulComputing</span></a>*?</li></ul>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Today, noyb has filed GDPR complaints against AliExpress, TikTok and WeChat. All three tech companies have failed to comply with access requests under Article 15 GDPR. This makes it impossible for European users to exercise their fundamental right to privacy, to find out how their personal data is being processed – and if the companies actually comply with other GDPR provisions, for example regarding data transfers. EU law usually allows users to get a full copy of their data."</p><p><a href="https://noyb.eu/en/how-tiktok-aliexpress-wechat-ignore-your-gdpr-rights" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">noyb.eu/en/how-tiktok-aliexpre</span><span class="invisible">ss-wechat-ignore-your-gdpr-rights</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/noyb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noyb</span></a> has filed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> complaints against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>. All three tech companies have failed to comply with access requests under Article 15 GDPR. - <a href="https://noyb.eu/en/how-tiktok-aliexpress-wechat-ignore-your-gdpr-rights" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">noyb.eu/en/how-tiktok-aliexpre</span><span class="invisible">ss-wechat-ignore-your-gdpr-rights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a></p>
Cyb3r1c 🇧🇪 ☠️<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ta%C3%AFwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taïwan</span></a> publie une alerte majeure : plusieurs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Applications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applications</span></a> chinoises siphonnent massivement vos <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donn%C3%A9esPersonnelles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonnéesPersonnelles</span></a> et les transfèrent vers la <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chine</span></a>. Aucune n’est conforme aux exigences minimales de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/S%C3%A9curit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sécurité</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Confidentialit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Confidentialité</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ViePriv%C3%A9e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViePrivée</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Espionnage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Espionnage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/REDnote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>REDnote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weibo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weibo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BaiduCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaiduCloud</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/taiwan-nsb-alerts-public-on-data-risks.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehackernews.com/2025/07/taiw</span><span class="invisible">an-nsb-alerts-public-on-data-risks.html</span></a></p>
Loki the Cat<p>China just made physical cash extinct faster than you can say "exact change" 💸 WeChat Pay and Alipay now rule everything from taxis to groceries via QR codes, giving tech giants massive financial power. Plot twist: The government's fighting back with their own digital yuan! 🏦</p><p><a href="https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/188259/in-china-coins-and-banknotes-have-all-but-disappeared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/18</span><span class="invisible">8259/in-china-coins-and-banknotes-have-all-but-disappeared</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/DigitalPayments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalPayments</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>The Chinese migrants turning their UK homes into Temu and Shein warehouses <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1150099/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1150099/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beijing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChineseExporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseExporters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmilyYin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmilyYin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EricHe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EricHe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/gloucester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gloucester</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KevinZhang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KevinZhang</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>london</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/rednote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rednote</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shein</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Temu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Temu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/224007/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/224007/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> The Chinese migrants turning their UK homes into Temu and Shein warehouses <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AliExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AliExpress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Beijing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beijing</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChineseExporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseExporters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmilyYin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmilyYin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EricHe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EricHe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Gloucester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gloucester</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KevinZhang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KevinZhang</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>london</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RedNote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedNote</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SheIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SheIn</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Temu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Temu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a></p>
SoyaCincau<p>PayNet, Alipay+ and Weixin Pay launch DuitNow QR promos for Chinese Tourists visiting Malaysia <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alipay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alipay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alipayplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alipayplus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitallife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitallife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duitnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duitnow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duitnowqr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duitnowqr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>featured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paynet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paynet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tencent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tencent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wechat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wechat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wechatpay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wechatpay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/weixinpay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weixinpay</span></a></p><p><a href="https://soyacincau.com/2025/06/25/paynet-alipay-and-weixin-pay-launch-duitnow-qr-promos-for-chinese-tourists-visiting-malaysia/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soyacincau.com/2025/06/25/payn</span><span class="invisible">et-alipay-and-weixin-pay-launch-duitnow-qr-promos-for-chinese-tourists-visiting-malaysia/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://muenster.im/@ejim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ejim</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bonn.social/@ulrichkelber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ulrichkelber</span></a></span> das macht zentralisierte Lösungen egal ob <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telegram</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/QQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QQ</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Line" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Line</span></a>, etc. nicht weniger falsch!</p><ul><li>Wer <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a> nutzt hat diebKontrolle über seine Daten bedingungslos aufgegeben!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114695916503728029" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1146959</span><span class="invisible">16503728029</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@derekmorr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>derekmorr</span></a></span> </p><blockquote><p>Let it go, already. No one uses MobileCoin. You can’t even find an exchange to buy it.</p></blockquote><p>Then why does <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> still have that shit in it? <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> could've pulled that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> yet refuses to do do!</p><blockquote><p>The Cloud Act is a non-issue. Signal doesn’t have data on users, so they can’t be forced to disclose it.</p></blockquote><p>That's literally wrong!</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> not only collects <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> in the form of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumher</span></a> but explicitly is <em>able and willing</em> to use that to dsicriminate against users and restrict app functionality based off their presumed juristiction. There is no <em>"legitimate interest"</em> for.doing so nor any legal mandate to do so (unless we excuse the ehole <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a>!)</li></ul><blockquote><p>It’s been 30 years, and no one uses xmpp. Let it go.</p></blockquote><p>Wrong again. Otherwise there wouldn't be thriving ecosystems and Apps to this day. It's just that corporate shills refuse to acknowledge that Signal - like all centralized, proprietary, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> kessengers before and after - will inevitably die as their business model is not sustainable. Sake with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICQ</span></a> really. The only exceptions are those that abolish <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a>, integrate <em>actually working payments</em> or sellout to a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cyberfacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberfacist</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> (all those apply to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>!)</p><blockquote><p>It’s shocking that people who claim to care about security and privacy push niche apps with terrible UX and no PFS like Delta or XMPP instead of the only private messenger with any real market share, Signal.</p></blockquote><p>You know what's shocking to me: People who are unable or rather unwilling.to acknowledge that Signal is garbage and it's requirement for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumber</span></a> kills any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> benefits it may have on paper by virtue of being at best pseudonymous (assuming the userd don't live in a juristiction that demands <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a>"</em> for even prepaid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a> cards (ime. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>) or god forbid even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IMEI</span></a>|s (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> has a literal allowlist that'll kick any device off it's MNOs after 90 days within 365 days.</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UScentric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UScentric</span></a> approach to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> makes Signal absolutely useless in many cases, and I do speak here from experience. </li></ul><p>I'd rather help people onboard <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> and/or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird</span></a></span> (incl. setting them up with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Orbot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orbot</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowserBundle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowserBundle</span></a> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> so their traffic gets through <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> and doesn't provide any useable IP addresses. </p><ul><li><em>I've literally been there and done that!</em></li></ul><p>As for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a>, providers like <a href="https://monocles.eu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">monocles.eu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> finance themselves by subscriptions (starting at €2 p.m.) which people can pay <em>fully anonymous</em> using <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CashByMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CashByMail</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> on top of common payment methods (i.e. SEPA wire transfer)...</p><ul><li>So even if you think <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monocles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monocles</span></a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>honeypot</span></a>"</em> that is mitigateable ciz unlike with Signal you can <em>choose your own client, choose a different provider &amp; exervise self-custody of all tue keys!</em></li></ul>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/VK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VK</span></a> unveils <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> clone built on Putin’s orders: the app has mic and camera access, gathers user data, and shares it with the state</p><p><a href="https://theins.ru/en/news/281989" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">theins.ru/en/news/281989</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p>Russian Intelligence Says It Collects <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> Data. What Does That Mean?</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/europe/russia-china-wechat-spying.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/e</span><span class="invisible">urope/russia-china-wechat-spying.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p>Largest ever data leak exposes over 4 billion user records</p><p><a href="https://cybernews.com/security/chinese-data-leak-billiones-records-exposed/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cybernews.com/security/chinese</span><span class="invisible">-data-leak-billiones-records-exposed/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBreach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Alipay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alipay</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>How Russian Spies Are Analyzing Data From China’s WeChat App <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1091177/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1091177/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ComputerSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EspionageAndIntelligenceServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EspionageAndIntelligenceServices</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalSecurityService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalSecurityService</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InstantMessaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InstantMessaging</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MobileApplications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileApplications</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SurveillanceOfCitizensByGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceOfCitizensByGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VladimirV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>(MobileApp)</p>
The Japan Times<p>Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app WeChat to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/09/world/politics/russian-intelligence-wechat-data/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">09/world/politics/russian-intelligence-wechat-data/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wechat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wechat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p>
Hanse Mina<p>Russian counterintelligence agents are analyzing data from the popular Chinese messaging and social media app <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a> to monitor people who might be in contact with Chinese spies, according to a Russian intelligence document obtained by The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/europe/russia-china-wechat-spying.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/e</span><span class="invisible">urope/russia-china-wechat-spying.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Russian Spies Are Suspicious of China, Even as Putin and Xi Grow Close <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1082992/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1082992/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EspionageAndIntelligenceServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EspionageAndIntelligenceServices</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalSecurityService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalSecurityService</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalRelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalRelations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TerritorialDisputes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TerritorialDisputes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VladimirV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WeChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeChat</span></a>(MobileApp) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/XiJinping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XiJinping</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Route Fifty: AGs in both Carolinas target Chinese app linked to international fentanyl trade. “Attorneys general from six states, including both Carolinas, say they’re demanding accountability from WeChat, a Chinese messaging and payment platform being used by fentanyl traffickers. The bipartisan group is giving WeChat, what’s become known as a super app, a month to detail what steps […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/route-fifty-ags-in-both-carolinas-target-chinese-app-linked-to-international-fentanyl-trade/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/route-fifty-ags-in-both-carolinas-target-chinese-app-linked-to-international-fentanyl-trade/</a></p>
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