Over 70% of Chinese citizens worry about data leaks through facial recognitionWhile nearly 40% of Chinese people said they prefer not to use facial recognition in their daily lives.December 12, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Security
WeChat and Alipay disable Samsung fingerprint payment optionSamsung acknowledged the security flaw last week.October 23, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Security
'Deepfake' app Zao sparks major privacy concerns in ChinaA clause in the Zao app's user agreement allowed developers to retain images of users and sell them to third parties.September 5, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Security
160,000 resumes on Chinese recruitment site Zhilian allegedly exposed and leakedTwo former Zhilian employees reportedly assisted in leaking the resumes.July 10, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Security
DJI unveils plans to start assembling drones in US amid security concernsThe world’s largest consumer drone maker also rebutted security concerns on its products, saying it does not collect customer data or send it back to China.June 25, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Security
US to reportedly blacklist Chinese surveillance camera giant HikvisionThe reported ban on Hikvision comes at a time when US is restricting technology exports to several leading Chinese technology companies, including Huawei.May 22, 2019 by Cyrus Lee in Security
Tencent's WeChat steps up censorship to clear undesirable contentWeChat's is purging undesirable content on its platform to maintain a 'healthy' reading environment as required by the government.November 14, 2018 by Cyrus Lee in Security
Four popular news apps suspended in ChinaThe Chinese government is further tightening its grip on the internet by suspending a number of news apps that were said to be competing for users with 'vulgar' content.April 12, 2018 by Cyrus Lee in Security
China enforces real-name registration to regulate online commentsOnly those who have their real name and identification information registered will be able to comment on Chinese internet platforms from October.August 28, 2017 by Cyrus Lee in Security
China's cybersecurity law vows to better protect personal informationThe new regulation also stirred worries among enterprises as it vaguely required key personal information and important business data to be stored within its territory.May 31, 2017 by Cyrus Lee in Security