Vietnam: National Competition Commission announced investigation into Zalo regarding data protection implications of service agreement

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National Competition Commission announced investigation into Zalo regarding data protection implications of service agreement

On 31 December 2025, the National Competition Commission announced an investigation into messaging service Zalo regarding the data protection implications of its new service agreement. The Commission sent a letter to the company VNG, which operates …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2025-12-31
under deliberation

On 31 December 2025, the National Competition Commission announced an investigation into messaging …