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VNG fined $32,000 after controversial Zalo data policy
Vietnam’s competition watchdog penalizes Zalo operator for violating consumer rights and mishandling user data collection policies.
Zalo fined 810 million VND for collecting user data.
The National Competition Commission, Ministry of Industry and Trade, fined VNG Group Joint Stock Company (Zalo) 810 million VND for violating user data collection regulations.
Following the Zalo user data collection scandal, numerous violations by VNG have been discovered.
https://vietbao.vn/en/zalo-bi-xu-phat-810-trieu-dong-vu-thu-thap-du-lieu-nguoi-dung-579966.html
What does Zalo say when it asks users to update to the latest terms of service?
Zalo has just updated its “frequently asked questions in the terms of service,” which further clarifies the data collection mechanism and measures to protect user data.
Soi điều khoản Zalo: Thu thập dữ liệu khác gì WhatsApp, Messenger, Viber?
Không chỉ Zalo, nhiều ứng dụng nhắn tin phổ biến như WhatsApp, Messenger hay Telegram cũng sở hữu điều khoản dịch vụ với phạm vi thu thập và xử lý dữ liệu rộng.
Examining Zalo’s Terms of Service: How does data collection differ from WhatsApp, Messenger, and Viber?
Not only Zalo, but many popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, and Telegram also have terms of service with a wide scope of data collection and processing.
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