TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Taiwanese National Security Bureau (NSB) is warning the public about significant cybersecurity risks posed by five Chinese mobile apps, including excessive data collection, following a cross-agency investigation.
The NSB, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Criminal Investigation Bureau, announced its findings on July 2 regarding social media apps Douyin, RedNote, and Weibo; messaging app WeChat; and computing app Baidu Cloud. Douyin is the Chinese version of TikTok, and both are owned by China-based internet company ByteDance.
“The results indicate the existence of security issues, including excessive data collection and privacy infringement,” the NSB wrote. “The public is advised to exercise caution when choosing mobile apps.”…
Taiwan’s Intelligence Agency Issues Warning Over Data Security Risks in Chinese Apps
