Taiwan's NSB Sounds the Alarm: TikTok, Weibo, and RedNote May Be Sending Your Data to China
06.07.2025
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Taiwan's NSB warns: popular Chinese apps collect more data than necessary and send it to China.
Taiwan's NSB Sounds the Alarm: TikTok, Weibo, and RedNote May Be Sending Your Data to China
Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) reveals the unsettling truth about popular Chinese apps like TikTok, Weibo, and RedNote. It turns out, they're not just for entertainment and shopping. These apps collect your personal data at an alarming rate and send it straight to China. NSB's advice? Think twice before you hit 'install'.
NSB isn't making baseless claims: they have evidence that these apps collect far more data than needed—including your location, contacts, and even device information. And where does all this go? That's right, to servers in China, where the government can access it at any time.
- • TikTok: Not just dances, but also a goldmine of data for China.
- • Weibo: Where your posts and private messages could become public in China.
- • RedNote: A new player, but with the same questionable practices.
'If you're not paying for the product, you are the product.' In this case, the product is your personal data, served on a silver platter to the Chinese government.
So, what to do? NSB recommends ditching these apps if you value your privacy. Or, at the very least, be more cautious about what you share. In the digital age, your data is currency—and China is cashing in.
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