China Considers Creating State-Backed Company to Oversee Tech Data

  • E-commerce, payment firms could be first batch to join venture
  • Plan may require changes to laws governing data ownership
WATCH: China’s government has proposed establishing a joint venture with local technology giants that would oversee the lucrative data they collect from hundreds of millions of consumers. (Source: Bloomberg)
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China’s government has proposed establishing a joint venture with local technology giants that would oversee the lucrative data they collect from hundreds of millions of consumers, according to people familiar with the matter.