'Doxxing' scandal casts shadow over Baidu's AI model release

Angry internet users in China call for boycott of company's cloud services

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Baidu's headquarters in Beijing. The Chinese tech company is under public scrutiny after an executive's daughter shared the personal information of several social media users. (Photo by AFP/Jiji)

CISSY ZHOU

HONG KONG -- Chinese tech titan Baidu is facing a wave of online criticism and calls for boycotts of its cloud services after the teenage daughter of one of its executives "doxxed" social media users amid a spat over a K-pop singer.

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