Taiwan Flags Five Chinese Apps for Cybersecurity Risks

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Taiwan’s National Security Bureau says five popular Chinese apps: Rednote, Weibo, TikTok, WeChat and Baidu Cloud Drive pose cybersecurity risks. After testing, officials found the apps collect excessive personal data, often without respecting user permissions. Rednote was singled out as the most serious offender.

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00:00Taiwan says five popular Chinese apps pose cybersecurity risks, including concerns over data collection and privacy violations.

00:09The National Security Bureau says it tested the apps RedNote, Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud Drive.

00:16They looked at how much personal data was collected, if user permissions were respected, as well as the sending and sharing of data.

00:23They found all of the apps, especially RedNote, violated multiple standards and collected far more information than would normally be expected.

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