In Asia, super-apps are already a vital part of everyday life, with everything available at a click of a button.
Then, there's China's WeChat - the original Asian super-app said to be the inspiration for Mr Musk's X.
Some research suggests that a Chinese user spends as much as a third of their waking life on WeChat alone. The example of WeChat highlights the main concern about super-apps - with everyone doing practically everything on just a few platforms, these apps end up collecting a vast trove of data on people, and could wield some power over our daily lives.How such data is treated and to what extent governments should have access to it will be part of the debate in societies where privacy is particularly prized.
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