I wrote a story on the massive doxxing campaign during #HongKongProtests. Here’s what I think it implies: our digital privacy might become the first victim in times of political conflict. 1/7 abacusnews.com/culture/doxxin…

Very important context when thinking about the Xi app and the permissions it’s asking for. It’s not to say it’s not harvesting a ton of data, just that many apps in China are doing this as well.

China's first original Star Wars novel is going to be canon, according to China Literature. But they wouldn't let Xinmei ask the author whether Emperor Palpatine or Xi Jinping would win in a fight. abacusnews.com/culture/how-di…

The 2010s decade at a glance: mobile internet, bike-sharing bubbles and the US-China tech war scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

Telegram is now a safe place (kinda) for Chinese users who want one-stop coronavirus updates, or to flee WeChat amid coronavirus censorship abcu.us/foqv via Abacus

Here's a story with Karen Chiu 🧮 on how Hongkongers are purging their online presence, turning to encryption and VPN tools as Beijing's national security law allows the government to go after anyone over any comment, be it old or new, public or private. bit.ly/31OFYQF

#MicrosoftFlightSimulator lets you fly through China, where the game isn’t even available buff.ly/31bxLFA

Was quoted by Abacus regarding #TellMeWhy and why it's not available in China, for now at least. Many reasons why #Microsoft and DON'T NOD wouldn't bother trying to release the game in #China, but that doesn't mean they are not trying, maybe.

Mulan is facing the same fate in China as in 1999… kind of. scmp.com/abacus/culture…

The immense popularity of online publishing in China is fascinating, as is the topic of AI translation. But I can't imagine reading an entire web novel translated by AI. scmp.com/abacus/tech/ar…

As the adoption of facial recognition soars in China, thanks in part to COVID-19, stolen biometric data is being sold online at alarmingly low prices (Xinmei / South China Morning Post) scmp.com/abacus/tech/ar… techmeme.com/201012/p3#a201…

Chinese browsers that let you legally hop the wall came out of nowhere... except not really scmp.com/tech/apps-soci… via South China Morning Post

Analysing #CovidVaccine reality for #China and the world, growing #vaccine anxiety and inside China's QR code system - will it go global for #covidsafe travel? Kinling Lo 盧建靈 presents our latest #podcast with Josephine Ma, Simone McCarthy and Xinmei open.spotify.com/episode/1mHBA0…

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What does the CAC do and how did its role change over the years? And when are the police involved? Nailing Jell-O to the wall: new rules reveal China’s vision for internet control scmp.com/tech/policy/ar…

Zhou Xiaochuan to venture capitalists: Are you part of the solution, or part of the problem? Better bring Party Values into your investment decisions, guys! scmp.com/tech/policy/ar…

The first data monopoly case in China against Sina Weibo, though I predict it is difficult for plaintiffs to win such type of cases in court. Xinmei scmp.com/tech/big-tech/… via South China Morning Post

The hottest NFT marketplace is mostly users selling to themselves trib.al/MF4sqM0

But games are not the point, the point is getting more people into crypto. (warning. term “crypto bros” appeared at some point in this article scmp.com/tech/tech-tren…

-76.7% according to CAICT scmp.com/tech/tech-tren…