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UK Students in China: Is the dafa app Worth the Risk?

The “dafa app” message: useful shortcut or a dodgy link? Picture the scene. It is your first fortnight in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Chengdu. You have sorted a Chinese SIM card, battled through your first food-delivery order, and now you are trying to join the group chat for your university course, flatmates, football mates or local job leads. Then somebody sends a message: “Download the dafa app — everyone uses it.” There may be a QR code, a shortened link, or a promise of easy money, discounts, games, work, dating or “VIP” access. ...

Heibaizhibo App: A Safer WeChat Reality Check for UK Users

Heibaizhibo App: what UK users should check before joining Picture the scene: you have just landed in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu or Changsha for a university term, a new job or a proper go at life in China. You have sorted a local SIM, installed WeChat, joined the flat group, and discovered that nearly everything runs through a QR code. Then a classmate or someone in a lively group chat drops a link for the heibaizhibo app. ...