Beijing internet court rules against Tencent, ByteDance in user data infringement cases

The two court rulings come amid Beijingࢀ™s ongoing crackdown on overzealous collection of user data by the countryࢀ™s operators of internet and tech services China has the worldࢀ™s largest internet population, with more than 900 million users, but there are rising concerns about how their personal information is being used A Beijing court has ruled against social media and gaming giant Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance for misuse of user data amid rising concerns in China over data privacy A Beijing court has ruled against Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings and ByteDance, owner of short video apps Douyin and TikTok,…