TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs has named five popular Chinese apps as high-risk services and urged the public to delete or avoid them.

An audit of Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, WeChat and Baidu Netdisk found they share six broad problems, including gathering sensitive personal details, probing phone storage and sending user data back to remote servers, per CNA.

Officials said the risk is magnified when these apps are run from China, where the Cybersecurity Law and National Intelligence Law allow authorities to order companies to turn over user information to security and intelligence agencies. They warned that Taiwanese users’ work and daily life data could be quietly collected and used by Chinese state bodies.

Xiaohongshu was singled out as the worst offender, failing every one of 15 inspection checks. Investigators said the app pulls location and contact data and pushes users to accept sweeping privacy terms, among other issues.

Under amendments to the Cyber Security Management Act passed in September, public agencies and their work phones and laptops are barred from installing or using the five apps, and government networks will block them entirely, per LTN.

The Administration for Cyber Security advised users to read privacy terms before installing apps and to grant only the minimum permissions needed.