TikTok Denies Sharing Indian User Data With Chinese Govt

TikTok denied Tuesday sharing Indian users’ data with the Chinese government, after New Delhi banned the wildly popular app in a sharp deterioration of relations with Beijing two weeks after a deadly border clash.
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After Deadly Clash, India Bans 59 Chinese Mobile Apps Over ‘Security’

India on Monday banned 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the wildly popular TikTok and WeChat, over national security and privacy concerns two weeks after a deadly Himalayan border clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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Australia Ramps Up Cyber Spending After State-Backed Attacks

Australia unveiled the “largest-ever” boost in cybersecurity spending Tuesday, days after Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke out about a wave of state-sponsored attacks suspected to have been carried out by China.
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Morocco Investigates Journalist After Amnesty Claims

Morocco said Wednesday it is investigating a journalist for receiving “foreign funding” for “intelligence services” days after rights group Amnesty alleged the government had used Israeli spyware to bug his phone.
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German Court Orders Facebook to Rein in Data Collection

A top German court on Tuesday ordered Facebook to stop merging data collected through its Whatsapp and Instagram subsidiaries or other websites unless users explicitly agree, in a legal victory for competition authorities.
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