Chat records such as WeChat and QQ can be used as evidence. The Nansha District People's Court of Guangzhou issued the Rules on Evidence Proof and Authentication of Internet Electronic Data (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) to guide the proof and authentication of electronic evidence such as WeChat chat records.

The Regulations define the connotation of Internet electronic data evidence, which refers to the electronic signature law that has been promulgated and implemented and the e-commerce law that is still under consideration by the national legislation.

When the court obtained the evidence related to WeChat, because WeChat did not enforce real-name authentication, according to the other party's micro-signal, the bound mobile phone number and the relevant information revealed in the chat provided by the parties, the judge can combine the daily life experience, synthesize the relevant information, and apply the principle of high probability to analyze and identify the identity of WeChat users.

Extended data

For chat records in WeChat, the evidence elements required by the rules include several aspects:

1 is a demonstration of the process of logging into my WeChat account by using a terminal device, which is used to prove the legality of its WeChat chat record and the authenticity of its identity.

2. It is the personal information interface of both parties. Using the unchangeable characteristics of micro-signal, combined with the information such as mobile phone number and avatar displayed in personal information interface, the real identities of both parties are fixed.

3. It is a complete chat record. According to the feature that WeChat chat records can only be deleted but not added at the client, the integrity and authenticity of related information are verified by comparing the complete chat information in each WeChat client.

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