Pandemic surveillance: is tracing tech here to stay?
While such technology might have helped save lives, rights advocates say intrusive solutions could already be so entrenched that personal privacy is the long-term price many people may yet pay.
China ministry orders 38 apps to rectify excessive collection of personal data
The order arrives days after China's Personal Information Protection Law, a sweeping ordinance dictating online privacy practices, went into full effect.
TikTok tops Facebook as most downloaded app of 2020
TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, is believed to have one billion users worldwide including more than 100 million in the US.
Spending in mobile apps surges to new high, survey shows
Globally, spending in mobile games hit US$44.7 billion in the first half of this year, up nearly 18% from the same period in 2020.
