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China fines Didi Global $1.2 bln for violating data security laws

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China's cybersecurity regulator said on Thursday it has fined Didi Global Inc 8.026 billion yuan ($1.19 billion). A year-long probe found that the ride hailing giant had violated laws including ones pertaining to data security. The company's founder and Chief Executive Cheng Wei and President Jean Liu were also fined 1 million yuan each. Didi said in an online statement it accepted the cybersecurity regulators decision.

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Times of India

China's Didi Global fined $1.2 billion for data violations

Didi illegally collected nearly 12 million screenshots and 107 million pieces of passengers' facial recognition data and more than 167 million records..

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

China fines Didi Global $1.2 bln for violating data security laws

SHANGHAI -China's cybersecurity regulator said on Thursday it has fined Didi Global Inc 8.026 billion yuan ($1.19 billion), after a year-long probe found that the ride hailing giant had violated laws including ones pertaining to data security. Didi had illegally collected several pieces of user information over a seven-year period starting from June 2015, and also carried out data

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

China's Didi Global fined $1.2 billion for data violations

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s internet watchdog on Thursday fined ride-hailing firm Didi Global more than 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) following an investigation into the company’s cybersecurity practices.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

China's Didi Global fined $1.2 billion for data violations

China’s internet watchdog has fined ride-hailing firm Didi Global more than 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) following an investigation into the company’s cybersecurity practices

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

China fines Didi $1.2 billion for breaking data-security laws

The ride-hailing giant collected millions of pieces of data, including facial recognition details and screenshots from users' photo albums, the regulator said.

2 years ago

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