Chat apps in China are not just for texting, you can pay for things and even order takeout from a super app like WeChat. <br /><br />As these messaging services become an essential part of everyday life, Chinese people are becoming more concerned with their data security, especially after a recent leak of over 340 million private chat records. <br /><br />An open database was found with private chat records from services reportedly from some of the world's biggest companies like Alibaba, Tencent, and Apple. <br /><br />We to spoke Victor Gevers from the GDI Foundation, the organization that found this open database, about data security in China and what a leak like this means.<br /><br />For more on the latest in China: https://www.inkstonenews.com/<br />Like Inkstone on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inkstonenews/<br />Follow Inkstone on Twitter: https://twitter.com/inkstonenews<br />Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inkstonenews
