WeChat, China’s biggest social media platform, is warning users in other countries that their data will be stored on servers in China – news that shocked some users around the world, according to a report by Radio Free Asia.
Some overseas WeChat users received a notification on Tuesday September 6, the report said, warning that “personal data [including] likes, comments, browsing and search history, content uploads, etc” will be transmitted to the mainland, the report said.
Read the full report: Radio Free Asia.
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