Facebook Messenger. WhatsApp. Viber. Skype. There are already plenty of mobile-messaging systems you can use to keep in touch with family and friends. But soon you might be getting familiar with ...

WeChat’s developers designed the app to be all-encompassing but not engrossing. That’s the key to its success. Musk promoted his super app project by referring to the Chinese all-in-one app WeChat.

WeChat is different. By design, it does not use end-to-end encryption to protect user data. That is because the Chinese government exercises strict control over the app and relies on its weak security ...

The news alert buzzed on my cellphone in Beijing. Facebook had bought messaging service WhatsApp for a gazillion dollars. Personally, I didn’t care. Because Chinese government censors have blocked so ...

Canadian officials’ phones are restricted from using WeChat and TikTok due to the considerable data the apps scrape from user devices. Reading time 2 minutes Canada banned WeChat on government-issued ...

WeChat is best known as China's all-purpose "super-app." It is used for everything from messaging and mobile payments to shopping and government services. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

WeChat offers its own storage management feature, but some use third-party services for more functionality Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings cited data privacy risks after its request to remove open ...