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by wokwokwok 672 days ago
> By law, Chinese citizens must install the gov't spyware - ''anti-fraud'' app.

> If it detects you trying to install apps gov't disapproved such as Twitter or cryptocurrency, immediately an alarm sends to police.

How is this breathlessly anti-China?

Isn’t this almost literally the same that the (much longer) article you link to says?

The only real difference seems to be that this has been the case for some time but only recently have the police been pushing it?

?

(Or, is there some hidden thread only people with Twitter accounts can see linked to this this tweet?)

1 comments

The story has more details and sets the context that makes it obvious that it’s not more nefarious than the existing firewall policy. I’m not saying that they shouldn’t be criticised or anything.