Taiwan Flags 4 Chinese Apps Over Covert User Data Collection

Taiwan Flags 4 Chinese Apps Over Covert User Data Collection

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Four Chinese-made apps have been found to pose cybersecurity risks to users because they secretly harvest data from users’ devices, Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs said following an investigation. At a press conference on May 27, the ministry’s Administration for Cyber Security (ACS) disclosed its findings on navigation app Amap, video-streaming apps Bilibili and iQIYI, and messaging app BIMOBIMO. The four apps were subjected…