Third-party data tracking within applications in Myanmar

As a big and powerful neighbour, China has been an unescapable influence on Myanmar. Its presence can be felt in both the political and economic sectors. While China’s infrastructural investments are the most visible aspect of this influence, its increasing involvement in the digital development of the country has received less attention. For example, two of the nation’s largest telecoms, ATOM and Ooredoo, bought hardware primarily from Huawei and ZTE. Huawei’s technology has arguably enabled the development of Myanmar’s now largest mobile wallet application, KBZPay, while the Alibaba Group’s acquisition of Myanmar’s growing online shop Shop.com.mm has facilitated a boost to the nation’s e-commerce.