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diff --git a/note/wechat.html b/note/wechat.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dcac930 --- /dev/null +++ b/note/wechat.html @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"> + <head> + <title>The Problem with WeChat, et al.</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/plain.css" /> + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> + </head> + <body> + <h1>The Problem with WeChat, et al.</h1> + <p> + <strong> + Do not use WeChat to contact me. + </strong> + </p> + + <p> + WeChat is a instant messaging program by the Chinese technology giant Tencent. It is insanely popular in Mainland China. + </p> + + <p> + I do <em>not</em> use WeChat, when possible, for the following reasons. + </p> + + <ul> + <li> + WeChat's client program is <a href="https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary.html">nonfree software</a>. + </li> + <li> + Many of WeChat's features are <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">Service as a Software Substitute</a>. + </li> + <li> + WeChat's servers are nonfree; the service is centralized. + </li> + <li> + Tencent suspends WeChat accounts for sending ``politically sensitive chats''. + </li> + <li> + Information collected by WeChat is given to the police of the PRC without court warrants. + </li> + </ul> + + <p>This list is incomplete. I can't think of more now, tell me if you know some more.</p> + <p>Similar problems are present in other popular Instant Messaging services such as <a href="https://stallman.org/whatsapp.html">WhatsApp</a>, Discord, Tencent QQ, etc.</p> + + <a href="/#contact">Here are some ways to contact me.</a> + + <div id="footer"> + <hr /> + <p><a href="/">Andrew Yu's Website</a></p> + </div> + </body> +</html> |