China says ByteDance, Baidu, Microsoft improperly collected user data

China says ByteDance, Baidu, Microsoft improperly collected user data

FILE PHOTO: The ByteDance logo is seen in this illustration taken, Nov. 27, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

BEIJING China’s internet watchdog said Friday that companies including ByteDance, Baidu, and Kuaishou had improperly collected user data.

China Cyberspace Administration also named American tech giant Microsoft and its two products Bing and LinkedIn in a statement.

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