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


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The two court rulings come amid Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on overzealous collection of user data by the country’s operators of internet and tech services China has the world’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,...