The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology responds to the illegal collection and use of personal information by apps: 320,000 apps have been tested-中国新网视频

　　On October 22, the State Council Information Office held a press conference.

At the meeting, in response to the rectification of problems such as the illegal collection and use of personal information by APP, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the director of the Information and Communication Development Department Wen Ku said that since 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has “not paid for the private collection of personal information”. The right to prevent the use of APP", "setting obstacles, frequent harassment of users" and other issues to carry out special rectification.

At present, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has completed the technical testing of 320,000 apps in mainstream domestic app stores, urged more than 1,100 companies to make rectifications, publicly notified 246 apps that have not been rectified within the deadline, and removed 34 apps based on the rectification situation. Apps that refuse to rectify.

　　(Edited by Cheng Yu, Liu Yuying, Gao Yuhui)

Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】