By Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb which claimed the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China. Noyb is known for filing complaints against American companies such as Apple, Alphabet and Meta, which has led to several investigations and billions of dol…

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TikTok, 5 other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints

Privacy campaigners accuse TikTok, AliExpress, Shein, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi of sending Europeans’ personal data to China.

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Singapore Press Holdings

Singapore

Chinese apps including TikTok hit by privacy complaints in Europe

On Thursday (January 16), the Austrian data privacy organization "None of your business" (NOYB) filed a privacy complaint against six Chinese companies, including TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi, WeChat, Temu and AliExpress, accusing these companies of illegally providing data of EU users to the Chinese Communist Party.

週四（1月16日），奧地利資料隱私組織「不關你的事」（None of your business, NOYB）對TikTok、Shein、小米、微信、Temu和AliExpress六家中國公司提起隱私投訴，指控這些公司非法向中共提供歐盟用戶的數據。

向中共供歐盟用戶數據 TikTok等6家中國公司被控 | 歐洲 | 法國

大纪元 Epoch Times

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TikTok and six other Chinese companies charged with providing EU user data to China

The Noyb association represents individuals who have filed complaints simultaneously in five EU countries. They accuse the applications of transferring their personal data to China, in defiance of European rules.

L’association Noyb représente des particuliers qui ont déposé plainte simultanément dans cinq pays de l’UE. Ceux-ci accusent les applications de transférer leurs données personnelles en Chine, au mépris des règles européennes.

TikTok, Shein, Temu... Des applications chinoises visées par des plaintes contre les transferts de données d’Européens

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Paris

Île-de-France

France

TikTok, Shein, Temu... Chinese applications targeted by complaints against European data transfers

Data protection activists have filed a complaint against TikTok and other Chinese companies. They are said to have illegally passed on user data from the EU to China.

Datenschutz-Aktivisten haben Beschwerde gegen TikTok und andere chinesische Firmen eingereicht. Sie sollen Nutzerdaten aus der EU illegal nach China weitergegeben haben.

Nutzerdaten: Datenschützer legen Beschwerde gegen TikTok ein

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Germany

User data: Data protection advocates file complaint against TikTok

Defense association Noyb, which was once at the origin of investigations against Apple and Meta, filed six complaints in four European countries to suspend data transfers to China.

Associação de defesa Noyb, que já esteve na origem de investigações contra a Apple e Meta, apresentou seis queixas em quatro países europeus para suspender transferências de dados para a China.

TikTok, Shein e Xiaomi acusadas de enviar dados de utilizadores da UE para a China

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Sonae

Portugal

TikTok, Shein and Xiaomi accused of sending EU user data to China

AliExpress, WeChat, and Xiaomi are also affected. In these complaints filed by individuals, supported by the NOYB association, they are accused of illegally transferring the data of their European users to China.

AliExpress, WeChat et Xiaomi sont également concernées. Dans ces plaintes déposées par des particuliers, soutenus par l’association NOYB, il leur est reproché de transférer illégalement les données de leurs utilisateurs européens à la Chine.

Transfert de données : des plaintes déposées en Europe contre des sociétés chinoises, dont Shein, Temu et TikTok

Le Monde

Data transfer: complaints filed in Europe against Chinese companies, including Shein, Temu and TikTok

So far, Noyb activists have primarily targeted US companies such as Meta. They are now taking on popular Chinese providers.

Bislang haben die Aktivisten von Noyb vor allem US-Konzerne wie Meta im Visier. Nun knöpfen sie sich populäre chinesische Anbieter vor.

Europäische Datenschützer legen Beschwerde gegen TikTok ein

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European data protectionists file complaint against TikTok

TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb which claimed the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China.

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Johannesburg

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

Gauteng

South Africa

TikTok, five other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints

Can the Chinese state access personal data of EU citizens via TikTok or shopping platforms? The Austrian data protection organization Noyb is targeting six companies from China and demanding clarity.

Kann der chinesische Staat über TikTok oder Shoppingplattformen auf persönliche Daten von EU-Bürgern zugreifen? Die österreichische Datenschutzorganisation Noyb nimmt sechs Firmen aus China ins Visier und verlangt Klarheit.

TikTok, Shein, AliExpress & Co.: Datenschützer legen Beschwerde gegen chinesische Firmen ein

Spiegel

TikTok, Shein, AliExpress & Co.: Data protection advocates file complaint against Chinese companies

Six Chinese companies, TikTok, AliExpress, Shein, Temu, WeChat and Xiaomi have been reported in five European countries for illegal data transfers to China.

Seis empresas chinas, TikTok, AliExpress, Shein, Temu, WeChat y Xiaomi han sido denunciadas en cinco países europeos por transferencias ilegales de datos a China. Las

TikTok, 5 other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints

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