After phasing out Chinese phones, Australia’s defense department has banned officials from using WeChat

A picture illustration shows a WeChat app icon in Beijing, December 5, 2013. A REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic

 

  • Australian defense officials have been banned from using Chinese app WeChat, one of the world’s largest social media platforms.
  • It follows the ‘phasing out’ of Chinese mobile phone brands Huawei and ZTE by the department.
  • Australia’s defense is currently undertaking a security assessment on WeChat.

Australia’s Department of Defence has banned employees from using one of the world’s largest social media apps, WeChat.

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