[datadeft]

Yep. Btw the threat model for me is this:

- against random 3rd party, even WeChat is ok

- against random black hats, most of chat software is ok, maybe even WeChat

- against gov agencies, nothing is going to protect you

When I am in China, i happily use WeChat including the gazillion of services available through it. Buying metro pass, ordering food, getting a battery pack and so on.

Btw no country could replicate this outside of China, which is an interesting phenomenon. We have endless ads including actual scams and malware distributed by Google Ads yet I cannot buy train tickets in the EU through a single app and order food as well, let alone getting a cab. It would be great though.

[xvilka]

Grab in SEA region could be said as one more example of such a "super app" too.