Chinese tech giants Tencent and Xiaomi have been reprimanded by Beijing for designing apps that infringe on users' privacy, even as the communist regime amasses its own collection of personal data.

China, which exercises close surveillance of online activity, has recently tightened its scrutiny of companies that gather data from consumers.

Xiaomi Finance and Tencent's instant messaging service QQ were among the dozens of problematic apps named and shamed by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Thursday.

In September, a face-swapping app, Zao, quickly became one of China's most downloaded apps but also triggered a backlash over privacy fears.

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