NBTC suspends OPPO and realme sales over data privacy bre...

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) and the Office of the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) have ordered the suspension of mobile phone sales by OPPO and realme due to the installation of loan applications without user consent. Both companies have until January 16 to explain, failing which they face fines of up to 3 million baht. Yesterday, January 13, the NBTC summoned the Possefy Group, the distributor for OPPO, and Prota Co., the distributor for realme, to address concerns about pre-installed applications like Fineasy on their smartphones. Users reported that these apps were installed without consent, and they could not control or delete them from their devices. The acting Secretary-General of the NBTC, Trairat Viriyasirikul, disclosed that the PDPC instructed the companies to halt sales of phones with such applications, as this violates the Pe...