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International Business Times
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Chinese Apps Including TikTok Hit By Privacy Complaints In Europe

TikTok and several other prominent Chinese apps face complaints they don't respect EU data protection rules (Credit: AFP)

Online privacy campaigners said Thursday they had filed complaints in several European countries against six Chinese companies including TikTok, accusing them of "unlawfully" sending Europeans' personal data to China.

Prominent Austria-based privacy campaign group NOYB (None of Your Business) said it has lodged six complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi -- in its first such action against Chinese companies.

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