Ministry of Industry and Information Technology removes 106 apps that infringe user rights

Notice on removing the list of apps that infringe user rights and interests

Since the beginning of this year, our Ministry has continued to promote special rectification actions for APP infringement of user rights, intensified regular inspections, and organized three "look-backs" on key issues with strong user feedback. On November 3, our department inspected APPs for violations such as requesting permissions beyond the scope and high frequency, collecting user personal information that is not necessary for service scenarios, deceiving and misleading users to download, and conducted rectification on APPs that failed to complete rectifications as required. Public notification. As of now, there are still 5 APPs that have not completed rectification according to the requirements of our ministry (see attachment 1 for details). In accordance with the overall deployment of our ministry, all communications administration agencies have actively carried out APP technical testing. As of now, there are still 101 APPs that have not yet completed rectification (see attachment 2-8 for details).

　　依据《个人信息保护法》《网络安全法》等相关法律要求，我部组织对上述共计106款APP进行下架，相关应用商店应在本通报发布后，立即组织对名单中应用软件进行下架处理。针对部分违规情节严重、拒不整改的APP，属地通信管理局应对APP运营主体依法予以行政处罚。

Attachment 1. List of application software removed from the shelves by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Attachment 2. List of applications removed from the shelves by Shanxi Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 3. List of application software removed from the shelves by Liaoning Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 4. List of applications removed from the shelves by Zhejiang Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 5. List of applications removed from the shelves by the Guangdong Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 6. List of applications removed from the shelves by Sichuan Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 7. List of applications removed from the shelves by Guizhou Provincial Communications Administration

Attachment 8. List of applications removed from the shelves by Shaanxi Provincial Communications Administration

 Information and Communications Administration of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

December 9, 2021