Chinese Smartphone App Suspected of Monitoring Personal Conversations

Chinese Smartphone App Suspected of Monitoring Personal Conversations
A woman browses her smartphone in her office lounge in Beijing on Dec. 5, 2017. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
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China’s embrace of advanced technology such as facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and smartphone mobile payments has already led observers to worry about the potential for mass surveillance and monitoring. These technologies are nearly ubiquitous in major cities around the country.
However, Chinese netizens have begun to grow concerned over invasion of privacy via smartphone apps.
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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