Wells Fargo Employees Advised to Delete TikTok from Company Phones

The popular TikTok app was deemed a security risk by Wells Fargo, and its employees have been told to delete the app from their phones. It’s not the first company to suggest this course of action, following mixed messages from Amazon. TikTok took… Continue reading Wells Fargo Employees Advised to Delete TikTok from Company Phones

Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent

Do you know Apple is sending iOS web browsing related data of some of its users to Chinese Internet company Tencent?

I am sure many of you are not aware of this, neither was I, and believe me, none of us could expect this from a tech company that prom… Continue reading Apple Under Fire Over Sending Some Users Browsing Data to China’s Tencent

China’s Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists’ Phones

Chinese authorities are secretly installing surveillance apps on smartphones of foreigners at border crossings in the Xinjiang region who are entering from neighboring Kyrgyzstan, an international investigation revealed.

Xinjiang (XUAR) is an autonomo… Continue reading China’s Border Guards Secretly Installing Spyware App on Tourists’ Phones

Google Secretly Planning to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China

After an eight-year-long absence from the most populated country in the world, Google search is going to dramatically make a comeback in China.

Google is reportedly planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that is going to b… Continue reading Google Secretly Planning to Launch a Censored Search Engine in China

Chinese Man Gets 5-Year Prison for Running ‘Unauthorized’ VPN Service

While continuing its crackdown on services that help Chinese citizens to bypass Great Firewall, Chinese authorities have sentenced a man to five-and-a-half years in prison for selling a VPN service without obtaining a proper license from the government… Continue reading Chinese Man Gets 5-Year Prison for Running ‘Unauthorized’ VPN Service

Chinese Man Jailed For Selling VPNs that Bypass Great Firewall

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In an effort to continue its crackdown on VPNs, Chinese authorities have arrested a 26-year-old man for selling VPN software on the Internet.

China’s Supreme Court has sentenced Deng Jiewei from Dongguan in Guangdong province… Continue reading Chinese Man Jailed For Selling VPNs that Bypass Great Firewall

China Enforces Real-Name Policy to Regulate Online Comments

If you reside in China, your Internet life within the borders will soon be even more challenging.

Last Friday, China’s top Internet regulator announced a new set of rules that would force citizens to post comments using their real-world identities on … Continue reading China Enforces Real-Name Policy to Regulate Online Comments