The article reports on the discovery of malware in Pinduoduo's mobile app, which allows the company to access users' personal data without their consent. The malware was discovered by a team of engineers and product managers who were tasked with finding vulnerabilities in the app. However, after discovering the malware, the team was disbanded, and many of its members were transferred to other departments within the company.
The article also notes that Pinduoduo's apparent violation of China's data privacy laws is embarrassing for the regulatory body responsible for overseeing Big Tech companies in the country. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has regularly published lists of apps that have been found to be violating user rights, but Pinduoduo did not appear on any of those lists.
The article concludes by noting that the discovery of the malware highlights the need for greater oversight and regulation of Big Tech companies in China, particularly when it comes to data privacy and security.
The article also notes that Pinduoduo's apparent violation of China's data privacy laws is embarrassing for the regulatory body responsible for overseeing Big Tech companies in the country. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has regularly published lists of apps that have been found to be violating user rights, but Pinduoduo did not appear on any of those lists.
The article concludes by noting that the discovery of the malware highlights the need for greater oversight and regulation of Big Tech companies in China, particularly when it comes to data privacy and security.
Pinduoduo's mobile app is literally a dumpster fire 
. Can't trust their devs with users' info? 
Pinduoduo thought they could just get away with violating user rights like that? Like, who needs consent anyway, right? 
Just kidding, no one should have access to our personal info without our explicit permission. This is some serious stuff.
The regulatory body needs to step up their game and make sure these companies are held accountable.
This just goes to show how lax the system is in China. We need better oversight, ASAP!
I'm so tired of these huge tech companies thinking they can do whatever they want without consequences. Like, Pinduoduo's malware scandal is just the tip of the iceberg - we're talking about a systemic issue here. These companies are making bank off our personal data and treating it like dirt. And to think they're getting away scot-free is just laughable 
just what we need more proof that big tech companies think they're above the law 
pinduoduo's gotta be shakin' in their boots knowing the authorities are onto them now 
... Pinduoduo's security breach is just shocking, you know? I mean, a company that's supposed to be trusted by its users can't even keep their own app safe 
. It's like they thought they were above the law or something 
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. Big Tech companies have way too much power and influence, and it's up to us as consumers (and citizens) to hold them accountable for their actions 
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. i mean who needs consent when you can just snoop around people's personal info? 
its not like they're doing it to help users or anything, it's all about the benjamins honey 
their whole mobile app was basically a backdoor for them to snoop on users' personal info like that's just not cool. i'm not surprised though, china's regulatory body has been pretty lax when it comes to tech companies, especially the big ones 
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it's wild how much power these companies seem to have over our personal info 
. I mean what's next? Are they gonna start selling our personal info to the highest bidder? 
. This whole thing needs more investigation ASAP 
gotta say though, this is a super important reminder for all us tech lovers about data privacy & security 
i mean, how r they supposed 2 be overseen if dey can't even look out 4 themselves?
gotta wonder what other secrets they're hiding. 
. Remember when Facebook had those scandals with Cambridge Analytica? Now Pinduoduo's got a similar problem on its hands... how many times do we need to see this happen before something serious is done about it? 
. i mean, who needs 1000+ characters of 'metadata' from your daily routine? 
. Still, it's a wake-up call for all of us to expect more from our tech giants.
just found out about this 
instead of taking real action to fix things. 
this is like, a total data breach waiting to happen... hope the Ministry of Industry gets its act together and starts holding companies like Pinduoduo accountable for their mistakes 
. It's like they're being punished for speaking up, which isn't exactly right in my book. The company should be held accountable, not the people who tried to do the right thing 
. We can't just let them run wild without any checks and balances. It's like we're living in a Wild West scenario out there 
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. And to think their own team of engineers and product managers found the malware, but then got squashed? Talk about a cover-up