TikTok, five other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaintsAustrian advocacy group Noyb has filed privacy complaints against six Chinese companies, including TikTok and Shein, for unlawfully transfe...
17 Jan, 2025, 02.53 PM IST
Battlegrounds Mobile India, Indian version of PUBG taken downSoon after BGMI was launched last year, concerns had been raised about the app sending data to servers in China. At that time, Krafton had ...
29 Jul, 2022, 07.53 PM IST
US antitrust regulators seek more data from Activision, Microsoft on planned dealIn order to woo US and other regulators, the company said in February that it had developed a new set of principles for its app store, incl...
22 Mar, 2022, 08.44 AM IST
Centre issues order to ban 54 Chinese appsSince June 2020, the government has banned a total of around 224 Chinese apps starting with about 59 apps in the first round, including pop...
15 Feb, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
China steps up pressure on tech with draft online ad rulesInternet advertising must "meet the requirements for the establishment of socialist spiritual civilization and the promotion of excellent t...
26 Nov, 2021, 02.47 PM IST
View: Chinese tech under scrutiny, Indian tech can gainSince February 2021, Chinese tech companies have lost more than $800 billion in market value. Indian tech companies are aware that these de...
06 Aug, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
To catch teenage gamers, Chinese company deploys facial recognition“Children, put your phones away and go to sleep,” Tencent said in a statement Tuesday when it officially introduced the new features called...
15 Jul, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
PUBG's India business faces the China threat, againAccording to IGN, data of Battlegrounds Mobile India players is being sent to servers of China Mobile Communications Corp. in Beijing. The ...
22 Jun, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
Arunachal MLA calls for a ban on Battlegrounds Mobile India, PUBG Mobile’s new versionIn a letter to PM Narendra Modi, Ninong Ering says Battlegrounds Mobile India, the local version of Krafton’s PUBG Mobile, will once again ...
22 May, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
China authorities name 105 apps for improper data practicesThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said that the 105 apps violated laws by excessively collecting and illegally accessing users' ...
21 May, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
China set to clear $3.5 billion Tencent-Sogou deal, but conditions applyChina's antitrust regulator has no objection to the $3.5 billion deal for the 60% of US-listed Sogou that Tencent doesn't already own, as l...
09 Apr, 2021, 09.10 PM IST
China set to clear Tencent's $3.5 billion Sogou deal subject to data security conditions: SourcesThe move highlights Chinese regulators are still looking to approve merger and acquisition deals in the tech sector, but now with strict co...
09 Apr, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
America distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChatThe Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump a...
11 Feb, 2021, 10.17 PM IST
PUBG Mobile, Lite version stop working in IndiaTencent Games, that owns the mobile game, said on Facebook that it "deeply regrets this outcome" and thanked PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Li...
06 Nov, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
Banned 118 apps on security, surveillance, data concerns: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe government on Wednesday blocked 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns and ...
02 Sep, 2020, 09.45 PM IST
275 more Chinese apps on India's radar, list includes PubG, RessoList includes Tencent-backed gaming app PubG, Xiaomi’s Zili and AliExpress from Alibaba Group. A senior official told ET that the governmen...
31 Jul, 2020, 09.16 AM IST
Disruptions can’t dominate traditional media in India yet: Martin Sorrell, Founder S4 CapitalSorrell is looking out for some acquisitions in India as part of S4 Capital’s growth plan.
23 Feb, 2019, 07.31 AM IST