DiDi, China’s Uber analog, booted from local app stores for data naughtiness

Chinese ride hailing app DiDi Chuxing was on Sunday removed from local app stores on on grounds that it did not comply with data protection laws. The ban came less than a week after the company’s US stock market debut. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued the ban. In its notice of its actions the CAC wrote: “The …

[Anonymous Coward]

The government doesn't like competition.

[Anonymous Coward]

拿钱给我看

The government didn't mind all that foreign money flowing into the country - these actions only *after* the IPOs? Immediately after? Hmm... Wonder how big the fines will be?

[Anonymous Coward]

DiDi jump

Or was it pushed?

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: DiDi jump

Didi did jump (up and down) this week, by the side of a road in France, whilst holding a pitchfork....

[gnasher729]

Would be nice of them to send information about what exactly was breached to the AppStore, play store etc. So they can check if store rules or laws were broken elsewhere.

[IGotOut]

Or y'know, the local governments, Apple and Google could get off the arses and check for themselves.

[Anonymous Coward]

DiDi Ride Hailing service

still preferable to a Dido Ride Hailing service.

Durer: The Four Riders of the Apocalypse.

[TimMaher]

The Fifth Horseman

Does Dido own an ice-cream van?

I would give you 5 upvotes but we are restricted.

Anyway, mine’s the one that is the colour of magic.

[elsergiovolador]

What is the improper use?

They didn't share the personal data with the CCP?

[Wellyboot]

Re: What is the improper use?

As noted by the first AC above, governments don't like competition.

The Chinese government has obviously cottoned on to the fact that any commercial organisation that collects enough personal data will gain the ability to blackmail engineer officials into compliance, it's a direct threat to their ability to maintain control over the long term*.

By doing this the government can also say it has the populations best interests at heart, part of the strategy to keep everyone content with the status quo.

* long term for the chinese govt. is measured in decades.

[HildyJ]

Still

Yes, China is despicable and yes, the CCP doesn't like competition in data collection.

But the idea that a government would limit the amount of data that apps were allowed to collect is something that the West should adopt.

[A random security guy]

Re: Still

My conjecture is that the problem was that the data was being leaked to the West.

[gnasher729]

Re: Still

If an app “leaks data to the west” then it leaks data.