Coco Feng reports: The telecoms authority of China’s eastern Zhejiang province has told the cloud computing unit of Alibaba Group Holding that it violated the country’s Cybersecurity Law and should make rectifications following a complaint about a 2019 information leak. In a letter dated July 5, the Zhejiang Communications Administration (ZCA) said it found Alibaba Cloud “disclosed…
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Ph: National Privacy Commission bans four lending apps over privacy violations
Jenina P. Ibañez reports: The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered the immediate takedown of four online lending apps that have been the subject of complaints for alleged unauthorized use of personal data. Borrowers have complained that online lending apps JuanHand, Pesopop, CashJeep, and Lemon Loan have been using users’ personal data to shame and…
China passes new personal data privacy law, to take effect Nov. 1
Josh Horwitz reports: China’s National People’s Congress on Friday passed a law designed to protect online user data privacy and will implement the policy from Nov. 1, according to state media outlet Xinhua. […] The law states that handling of personal information must have clear and reasonable purpose and shall be limited to the “minimum…
Zoom incompatible with GDPR, claims data protection watchdog for the German city of Hamburg
Jude Karabus reports: The acting Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information has officially warned the city’s Senate Chancellery not to use the on-demand version of Zoom’s videoconferencing software. Referring to the European Court of Justice Schrems II decision of July 2020, Ulrich Kühn claimed the software violates the EU General Data Protection Directive (GDPR) as…