On December 24, Wen Ku, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Electric Industry and Information Technology and Director of the Information and Communication Development Department, Wen Ku said on the 24th that up to now, 520,000 apps have been tested and a batch of problematic apps have been found. Ordered 1,571 illegal apps to be rectified, 500 apps were publicly notified, and 120 apps that were not rectified or refused to be rectified were directly removed from the shelves.
At the press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council today, a reporter asked: Protecting the legitimate rights and interests of Internet users is the basis for building a powerful Internet nation. To this end, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has launched APP infringement rectification actions, which effectively cracked down on Internet platform violations of laws and regulations. Will the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology take remedial measures for users whose personal information has been collected illegally and violated?
Will it supervise Internet companies to deal with this?
Wenku responded that in recent years, with the large-scale and widespread use of mobile Internet, user information issues have gradually aroused greater social concern.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology attaches great importance to the protection of user information.
Since the beginning of this year, we have continued to carry out special rectification actions for mobile applications (APP) infringing users' rights and interests to deepen the protection of users' personal information. It can be said that significant results have been achieved.
First, in-depth promotion of special rectification actions for APP infringement of user rights and interests.
Organized to carry out special rectification actions for two consecutive years, and issued the "Notice on Carrying out the Special Rectification Actions for Promoting App Infringement of Users' Rights and Interests" and other norms and requirements, and focused rectification on four aspects and ten types of problems in which apps infringe users' rights and interests that the common people have strongly reported .
Up to now, 520,000 apps have been tested and a batch of problematic apps have been discovered. 1,571 apps that violate regulations have been ordered to be rectified, and 500 apps have been publicly notified. Delisted, involving 120 models.
Second, publish a series of standards for APP personal information protection.
APP compliance or compliance, the standard has the final say. Our ministry organized the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the Telecommunications Terminal Industry Association, and more than 30 terminal manufacturers and Internet companies to formulate the "App User Rights Protection Evaluation Specification", a total of 10 items standard.
Regarding the principle of collecting and using users’ personal information such as the “minimal necessity” that users are particularly concerned about, 8 series of standards have been formulated in the “Apps’ Minimum Necessity Evaluation Specifications for Collecting and Using Users’ Personal Information”.
The issuance of the standard has condensed the wisdom of the industry, brought together the power of the enterprise, and has drawn a very clear standard for the legal operation of the enterprise.
Therefore, these regulatory requirements can be said to formulate some very clear operating specifications on how to protect.
Third, hold a national APP personal information protection supervision meeting.
On November 27th, the Ministry specially organized a national APP personal information protection supervision meeting. At the meeting, the key problems of key enterprises were reported. At the meeting, Suning, Ant, iQiyi, 360, Xiaomi, Sina, Kuaishou, Bili Representatives of 11 Internet companies including Bilibili, Didi, Alibaba, and Baidu made public commitments to the public.
The meeting also attracted great attention from the society. Through this series of actions, industry companies expressed that they must establish a high-voltage red line awareness for personal information protection.
Fourth, organize the construction of a national APP technology testing platform.
I just said that Internet companies have expressed their opinions. It is very important for Internet companies to express their opinions. Technical testing methods are very good and important technical guarantees. We must give full play to the advantages of technological means and use new technologies and new methods such as artificial intelligence and big data to mobilize the industry. With superior strength, the establishment of a national APP technology testing platform.
At present, the testing capacity of the national APP technology testing platform has reached an average of 80,000 models for testing per month.
Wenku said that in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will thoroughly implement the spirit of the Fifth Central Committee of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, study and formulate interim regulations on APP personal information protection, continue to promote the formulation of industry standards, improve APP detection technology platform system functions, and continue to carry out APP infringement of user rights and interests. Remediation, and resolutely do a good job in ensuring national data security and strengthening personal information protection.