I came across a reddit post yesterday where a couple travelling through China were stopped at the border and an app was installed on their phones. The app was launched and then the icon disappeared. The Chinese are rooting and bugging foreigners phones, seems 100% orwellian to me!
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Thats insane! I think that definetly draws the line and is a bit much. I can understand they are trying to keep people safe but thats just spying on people