Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security and State Administration for Market Regulation, Announcement on Launching a Campaign Against Apps That Collect and Use Personal Information in Violation of Laws or Regulations

中央网络安全和信息化委员会办公室、工业和信息化部、公安部、市场监管总局关于开展App违法违规收集使用个人信息专项治理的公告

October 09, 2019 | BY

Susan Mok

A campaign is launched against Apps that unlawfully collect personal data

Issued: January 23, 2019

Main contents: When an App operator collects and uses personal information, it may not collect personal information that is not pertinent to the service it provides. When it collects personal information it shall use an everyday, easily understood and simple method to display its rules for the collection and use of personal information, and require the voluntary consent of the personal information subject; and it may not use means such as implicit consent, bundling, and halting of installation and use to compel authorization by users in a disguised manner. It shall be proposed to App operators that when pushing news, current and political affairs, advertisements, etc., an option for users to refuse such pushing shall be provided (Article 1).

An assessment shall be conducted of the privacy policies of, and the collection and use of personal information by, Apps that have a large number of users and those that have an intimate connection with people's livelihood (Article 2).

App operators are encouraged to voluntarily obtain security certification for App personal information, and search engines, App stores, etc. are encouraged to clearly mark and recommend on a priority basis Apps that have been certified (Article 5).

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