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According to TikTok, employees in China have access to user data from the UK and the EU.

Users of the Chinese video-sharing site TikTok have been informed that some of its employees there have access to information on accounts in the UK and the EU.

The "privacy policy" was "based on a demonstrated requirement to do their work," according to the social media behemoth.

Authorities from all around the world, including those in the UK and the US, have been looking into it because of worries that data could be sent to the Chinese government.

A US official demanded that the software be prohibited in the US earlier this week.

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TikTok says staff in China can access UK and EU user data The Chinese social media giant said the policy is "based on a demonstrated need to do their job".

China Covid: Lockdown in the vicinity of the largest iPhone factory

Chinese authorities have locked down a district in Zhengzhou city - which is home to the world's largest iPhone factory - under the country's strict coronavirus measures.

The lockdown started on Wednesday and is set to last for seven days.

The move may have an impact on production of the new iPhone 14, which is made at Foxconn's plant in the city.

Chinese people and businesses are continuing to grapple with President Xi Jinping's rigid zero-Covid policy.

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China Covid: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant locked down The move may have an impact on production of the new iPhone 14, which is made at Foxconn's factory.

Five billion phones will be discarded as electronic garbage in 2022.

According to the International Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be discarded this year.

Its projection, which is based on data on worldwide trade, emphasises the expanding environmental issue of "e-waste."

According to study, a lot of consumers keep their old phones rather than recycle them.

The cobalt in rechargeable batteries and the copper in wiring are precious minerals that cannot be obtained from used devices and must instead be mined.

Scientists claim that mine e-waste, not the Earth.

Countless outdated devices are "stockpiled in drawers."

WEEE director general Pascal Leroy noted that "people tend to not realize that all these seemingly little objects have a lot of value and together at a global level represent tremendous volumes."

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E-waste: Five billion phones to be thrown away in 2022 Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.

Xbox vs. PlayStation: Call of Duty battle pits giants

Microsoft, the owner of Xbox, has rebuffed accusations that its proposal to acquire the company behind Call of Duty may unjustly hurt its competitors, notably Sony, the owner of PlayStation.

Microsoft wants to pay $68.7 billion (£59.2 billion) to acquire Activision Blizzard, which also produces Candy Crush and Overwatch.

According to the UK watchdog investigating the proposal, Microsoft might utilise Activision games to "out-compete" its competitors.

Microsoft stated that it was still hoping for a June 2023 closing date.

It has already received approval from Saudi Arabian and Brazilian competition authorities.

However, the Competition and Markets Authority declared last month that it would request an impartial panel to review the plan.

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Xbox v PlayStation: Giants clash over Call of Duty Microsoft hits back at claims its proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard could harm its rival Sony.