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Quebec Groups, Politician Promote Chinese App That Collects Personal Data, Surveils Users

A city councillor in Quebec and two local community groups have been promoting a cellphone application that collects and transfers users’ private information to the Chinese authorities and requires users to comply with Chinese law. Qiaobao is an application developed by a Beijing-based technology company that operates as a subsidiary of the China News Service, which…


Tencent Removes App After Netizens Use It to Mock Xi Jinping

An app on the Tencent QQ platform, called “Red Packet for Drawing” in Chinese, was removed after netizens started using it to satirize Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s rule, according to Taiwan’s Liberty Times. Tencent QQ, also called QQ, is a popular Chinese instant messaging software service and web portal developed by internet giant Tencent. In…