You can concievably MITM WhatsApp too, at least if your target isn't that observant. The only indication that your connection has been rekeyed is a message in your chat which could be easily missed.
> Do international tensions actually reach down to students, if they obey the law and manner of respect?
Yes, international tensions are often about things that aren't illegal, and even where they concern things which one state views as illegal, they often target people suspected who may not always be guilty. And even if they target only the actually guilty, when it relates to communication systems, that can have impacts on people several hops removed from an actual target.
I'm a Chinese and I prefer using telegram via proxy to break GFW. But most friends or relationship using wechat, so it is helpless to keep using wechat.
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 28.7 ms ] threadI'm quite sure WhatsApp uses transport security, too. You can't just MitM then.
WeChat uses Chinese infrastructure no matter where in the world you are. Not using it in China is the most stupid thing you can do.
Do international tensions actually reach down to students, if they obey the law and manner of respect?
Yes, international tensions are often about things that aren't illegal, and even where they concern things which one state views as illegal, they often target people suspected who may not always be guilty. And even if they target only the actually guilty, when it relates to communication systems, that can have impacts on people several hops removed from an actual target.