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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by twelvechairs on Monday September 25, 2017 @06:06PM (#15334586)
> Then why take the trouble of blocking something so small and unimportant? ;)

China would rather be in control of tracking/surveillance internally, rather than let it be done by foreign companies and nations. Thats all

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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by pertymcpert on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @05:05AM (#15337217)
WhatsApp doesn't do surveillance, it's end to end encrypted. Foreign surveillance is not the reason they block these services and you know it.
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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by miopa on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @07:16PM (#15343482)
WhatsApp knows your contacts and when are you talking with whom. Also their closed source app has access to most of your phone.
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Re:China Blocks WhatsApp by twelvechairs on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @06:31AM (#15337508)
China wants their own surveillance. Regardless of what you think of Whatsapp's encryption or the US govs potential to break it.
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