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China Finds 43 Apps Including Tencent's Weixin in Breach of User Data Rules
Published: Aug. 18, 2021 at 6:51 a.m. ET
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By Yifan Wang
China has called out 43 apps, including Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s billion-user
messaging app Weixin, for breaching user data rules.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a statement on
Wednesday that several Tencent apps, including Weixin, Tencent Video, and
Tencent Maps, have accessed users' contact lists and location data, going
against existing rules. The authority also pointed to harassment of users
with pop-up windows.
The authority cited other apps, including iQiyi's video streaming platform
and Suning.com's ecommerce app.
The MIIT ordered the 43 apps to rectify their operations by Aug. 25, and
threatened punishment if necessary actions aren't carried out in time.
The move came on the same day that Tencent released its second-quarter
earnings.
The ministry has launched an ongoing crackdown on violations of user rights
and data by digital apps since 2020, when China began to tighten its grip on
the fast-expanding internet industry.
The government agency had earlier found other apps, including those owned by
large tech firms ByteDance Ltd. and HUYA Inc., to be in breach of data
privacy rules.
Write to Yifan Wang at [email protected] | k*****g
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China Finds 43 Apps Including Tencent's Weixin in Breach of User Data Rules
Published: Aug. 18, 2021 at 6:51 a.m. ET
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By Yifan Wang
China has called out 43 apps, including Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s billion-user
messaging app Weixin, for breaching user data rules.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a statement on
Wednesday that several Tencent apps, including Weixin, Tencent Video, and
Tencent Maps, have accessed users' contact lists and location data, going
against existing rules. The authority also pointed to harassment of users
with pop-up windows.
The authority cited other apps, including iQiyi's video streaming platform
and Suning.com's ecommerce app.
The MIIT ordered the 43 apps to rectify their operations by Aug. 25, and
threatened punishment if necessary actions aren't carried out in time.
The move came on the same day that Tencent released its second-quarter
earnings.
The ministry has launched an ongoing crackdown on violations of user rights
and data by digital apps since 2020, when China began to tighten its grip on
the fast-expanding internet industry.
The government agency had earlier found other apps, including those owned by
large tech firms ByteDance Ltd. and HUYA Inc., to be in breach of data
privacy rules.
Write to Yifan Wang at [email protected] | k*****g
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