A viral piece of “news” was circulated widely in January, 2021 about WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, prompting questions about the App’s security. Some critics claim that WhatsApp now plans to share user data and private conversations with its parent company, Facebook. Others claimed that WhatsApp removed the app’s critical end-to- end encryption feature from conversations between two people or in a group. Our TibCERT team delved deeper and have concluded that these claims misrepresent WhatsApp’s policy change.

On October 1, 2020October 1, 2020
Wechat and its significance to Tibetans inside and outside Tibet
Discussion about Chinese app Wechat and it’s significance to Tibetans inside and outside Tibet

On May 4, 2020May 4, 2020
Tibetan netizens express the need for their mother-tongue
In early April, schools in Ngaba, eastern Tibet reopened following the Covid-19 outbreak. However, schools were told the use of...
On June 6, 2019January 24, 2020

On June 3, 2021August 2, 2021
The Straw Man of Tibet-Xinjiang Equivalence: A Response
Original article: https://www.cfr.org/blog/straw-man-tibet-xinjiang-equivalence-response?utm_medium=social_share&utm_source=fb&fbclid=IwAR1wvQ-ZZzwJuFnq61ASQoCtP4sfRSjp5xf-t8AJPWxp-GDaoPbzNUshvEE Tenzin Dorjee is a Senior Researcher and Strategist at the Tibet Action Institute and a PhD candidate...

On July 22, 2020July 23, 2020
Testifying at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Hearing
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Hearing Technological Surveillance of Religion in China Speaker: Lobsang Gyatso Sither, Digital Security Program...