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by CGamesPlay 617 days ago
Just to be clear, encryption to hide from broad government surveillance is one valid use for encryption (which WeChat doesn't have), but it is far from the only reason for encrypted communications. Common theives, abusive exes, or overbearing employers are a few others that immediately come to mind.
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> Common theives, abusive exes, or overbearing employers

as I commented on other thread, they don't even bother with network protocols.

They just mandate install spyware on your end devices. So E2EE won't help here.

Chinese Android ROMs are notorious for this. Even the phone manufacturers are collecting data