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China's internet watchdog has named and shamed some of the country's most popular mobile applications, including the Chinese version of TikTok , Kuaishou , LinkedIn and 102 other apps, for the illegal collection and use of personal data. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that after receiving complaints from users, it had found that 105 apps had violated several laws and had infringed personal information through illegal access, over-collection and excessive authorisation, according to a notice on its WeChat official account. Short video apps including Kuaishou and ByteDance-owned TikTok were included in the list as well as Microsoft-owned LinkedIn…
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