Ministry of Industry and Information Technology removes 106 apps that infringe user rights

Notice on removing the list of apps that infringe user rights and interests

Since the beginning of this year, our Ministry has continued to promote special rectification actions for APP infringement of user rights, intensified regular inspections, and organized three "look-backs" on key issues with strong user feedback. On November 3, our department inspected APPs for violations such as requesting permissions beyond the scope and high frequency, collecting user personal information that is not necessary for service scenarios, deceiving and misleading users to download, and conducted rectification on APPs that failed to complete rectifications as required. Public notification. As of now, there are still 5 APPs that have not completed rectification according to the requirements of our ministry (see attachment 1 for details). In accordance with the overall deployment of our ministry, all communications administration agencies have actively carried out APP technical testing. As of now, there are still 101 APPs that have not yet completed rectification (see attachment 2-8 for details).

in accordance with"Personal Information Protection Act》《Cybersecurity LawThe Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China (PRC) has organized the removal of the above 106 APPs from the shelves of the Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the relevant application stores shall immediately organize the removal of the listed application software from the shelves of the Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China (PRC) after the issuance of this circular. For some of the APPs with serious violations and refusing to rectify, the local communication authority shall impose administrative penalties on the APP operators according to the law.

Attachment 1. List of application software removed from the shelves by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Attachment 2. List of applications removed from the shelves by Shanxi Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 3. List of application software removed from the shelves by Liaoning Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 4. List of applications removed from the shelves by Zhejiang Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 5. List of applications removed from the shelves by the Guangdong Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 6. List of applications removed from the shelves by Sichuan Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 7. List of applications removed from the shelves by Guizhou Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 8. List of applications removed from the shelves by Shaanxi Provincial Communications Administration

 Information and Communications Administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

December 9, 2021