China News Service, October 22. In response to the rectification of problems such as the illegal collection and use of personal information by apps, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Director of the Information and Communication Development Department Wen Ku said that at present, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has completed 320,000 apps in mainstream domestic app stores. For the technical testing work, more than 1,100 companies were urged to carry out rectification, and 246 apps that had not been rectified within the time limit were publicly notified, and 34 apps that refused to be rectified were put up under the rectification situation.

　　On the 22nd, the State Information Office held a press conference on the development of the industrial communications industry in the first three quarters of 2020.

At the meeting, a reporter asked: In recent years, APP's illegal collection and use of personal information has received widespread attention. What measures has the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology taken in this regard?

How effective is it?

What are the key tasks for the next step?

　　Wenku responded that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as the competent department of the telecommunications industry, attaches great importance to the protection of personal user information in the telecommunications and Internet fields, strictly implements the "Cyber ​​Security Law", and promulgated and implemented the "Provisions on the Protection of Personal Information of Telecommunications and Internet Users" 》And the personal information protection system in key areas such as smart terminals and applications; and take the initiative to perform duties in accordance with the law, strengthen supervision and inspection in accordance with the working mechanism of "discovery, obtain evidence, disposal, and exposure", and focus on what everyone reflects and the society is highly concerned App violates the rights of users.

Relevant rectification actions have been organized for two consecutive years, and the protection of personal information has been continuously increased.

　　Wenku pointed out that last year, we focused on rectifying eight types of behaviors that harm user rights, including "private collection of personal information," "extra-range collection of personal information," "no access to apps," and "excessive request for permissions".

　　Wenku said that this year, on the basis of last year’s work, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has also strengthened the supervision of the SDK and application distribution platforms frequently used by APP, focusing on "APP and SDK processing personal user information in violation of regulations", "setting obstacles and frequent harassment of users". Ten types of issues in four areas, including deception and misleading users, and inadequate implementation of application distribution platform responsibilities, were rectified.

　　Wenku said that 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, and publicly notified 246 apps that had not been rectified within the deadline.

According to the rectification situation, 34 apps that refused to rectify were removed from the shelves.

This work has achieved great results, and the society has placed great expectations on this work.

　　According to Wenku, in the next step, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to adhere to the people-centered approach and take the issues reflected by the people and society as the orientation, and actively improve system specifications, strengthen normalized supervision, improve technical testing capabilities, and promote industry self-discipline. In many aspects, we will further intensify our efforts to effectively realize and safeguard the legitimate interests of the people in terms of personal information protection.