Author: WION

A Chinese netizen was made to apologize for claiming that sub-standard vehicles led to the death of Chinese soldiers during the clash with Indian border troops. According to the PLA - the netizen was arrested for spreading rumours. But this story triggered a wave of fresh claims on Chinese internet.

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Author: China Uncensored

Authorities in Hong Kong are cracking down on political dissent, just like Hong Kong is another mainland Chinese city. This week, police arrested Apple Daily owner Jimmy Lai, democracy activist Agnes Chow, and several others. The arrests may be aimed at intimidating Hongkongers; but Hongkongers are refusing to be intimidated.

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Author: MAIREAD MCARDLE

TikTok collected user data from millions of smartphones using a tactic banned by Google and without notifying users for over a year before the Chinese video-sharing app ended the practice last year.

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Author: Robert McMillan

TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the app to track users online without allowing them to opt out, a Wall Street Journal analysis has found.

Article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tiktok-collected-android-user-data-using-tactic-banned-by-google-2020-08-11
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Author: Crossroads

Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, allegedly sent a veiled message in a recent manifesto suggesting he intends to be leader for life. This was included in a statement on the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, which will be held in Beijing in October. The announcement was carried by the CCP mouthpiece news outlet, Xinhua.

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Author: Mark Quinlivan & Mel Logan

Visitors on ski holidays are among those seeking COVID-19 tests in Queenstown on Thursday, with some Aucklanders going ahead with trips to the resort town.

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Author: The Conversation

As New Zealand enters its second day at heightened alert levels to contain a community outbreak of COVID-19, we expect that it should only be a temporary setback.

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All confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand will be placed quarantine facilities from now on.

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced the change at a press conference on Thursday, moments after revealing there are 13 new cases of coronavirus linked to an outbreak in south Auckland.

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