HO CHI MINH CITY -- Internet users in Vietnam may see more pop-ups the next time they access TikTok or Amazon after Hanoi follows Europe and China in enacting extensive rules governing how companies use and move data.
Strict EU-style privacy law could also fall afoul of free trade agreements

A resident in Ho Chi Minh City uses three devices to go online in November 2021. Vietnam has since introduced a contentious law to guard data privacy. © Lien Hoang
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Internet users in Vietnam may see more pop-ups the next time they access TikTok or Amazon after Hanoi follows Europe and China in enacting extensive rules governing how companies use and move data.