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Taiwan NSB Alerts Public On Data Risks From TikTok, Weibo, And RedNote Over China Ties - Data Intelligence

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Jul 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananNational Security / Privacy Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) has warned that China-developed applications like RedNote (aka Xiaohongshu), Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfer to China. The alert comes following an inspection of these apps carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) and the Crimin…
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Taiwan's National Security Bureau warned that apps developed in mainland China, such as Xiaohongshu and Weibo, pose security risks and collect excessive data and transmit it back to China. These apps violate multiple security indicators and involve the acquisition of personal and device information. Other countries have also taken restrictive measures on similar apps.

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