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Safest way of using WeChat on Android?
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Maybe get a girlfriend that isn't a brain washed spy? \s
Just use a different app then? You don't need to come up with some high tech solution. She won't use that anyway. But something simple like signal should be sufficient.
Listen here, I like my qt tankie sleeper cell gf. As long as she doesn't hear anyone say the activation phrase, she's very sweet.
For real though, this app is pretty culturally ingrained over there and so I don't really have the option of pushing something else (we all know how real messaging app fatigue has gotten these days). Especially when other apps will be restricted whenever she travels home, and we want something that can serve as a backup when other communication methods aren't an option. I'm pretty sure WeChat will work through The Great Firewall, so it's ideal for our purposes. I have no idea if the same can be said for WhatsApp or Signal.
If you love her (and it seems like you do) talk to her openly about your concerns and suggest something else. Heck, even set up a Matrix user for each and tell her you want to use that exclusively for both of you as a romantic gesture. That's how I got my wife on Matrix (Element).