China News Service, Beijing, July 30 (Reporter Liu Liang) The China Consumers Association (hereinafter referred to as the China Consumers Association) held the seventh meeting of the Fifth Council in Beijing on the 30th.
Lu Chuncong, deputy director of the Information and Communication Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, revealed when attending the meeting that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology continued to increase exposure and handling of various problem APPs (mobile applications), and achieved significant results.
In the next step, we will continue to intensify APP rectification, and carry out "look back" on key issues and key enterprises to ensure that the rectified problems "do not rebound or repeat."
He introduced that up to now, 16 batches of centralized random tests have been organized, 1.39 million apps have been inspected, 1407 apps that violate regulations have been notified, and 377 apps that refuse to be rectified have been removed from the shelves.
Through the establishment of an app store ranking notification mechanism with inadequate implementation of the main responsibilities, the problematic apps were removed from the shelves, and the new apps were reviewed.
As of the end of May this year, the number of apps nationwide was 3.02 million, which was a 13% drop from the 3.5 million apps before the special rectification.
It is reported that the government has successively issued relevant documents and regulations before urging companies to rectify the “four aspects and ten categories” of illegal handling of users’ personal information, setting obstacles, and frequent harassment of users.
Continuously promote the improvement of the APP personal information protection standard system, and organize the formulation of 10 "App User Rights Protection Evaluation Standards" and 17 "App Collection and Use of Personal Information Minimum Necessary Evaluation Standards" in a targeted manner.
He said that in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to carry out APP governance, focusing on several key links of poor app service perception and poor experience for users, and organize service improvement actions to improve governance and effectiveness.
Carry out "look back" on key issues and key enterprises to ensure that the rectified issues "do not rebound or repeat."
Zhang Ping, president of the China Consumers Association, stated that the China Consumers Association will continue to play its role as a platform for the illegal collection of personal information and other behaviors in the consumer sector. A good atmosphere for consumer issues.
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