The apps being tested include fintech product Gome Easecard and smart home app Midea Aircon Controller. — SCMP
China has launched a renewed crackdown on smartphone apps that collect user data illegally and has ordered a number of tech companies, including big names such as Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings, to remove non-compliant apps as soon as possible.
The authorities will also test over 50 apps via third-party organisations and remove them from app stores if they are found to be in violation of data privacy rules, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a statement on Friday.
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