Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: 3 key directions for APP special rectification in 2022

On January 20, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the development of industry and information technology in 2021. Zhao Zhiguo, spokesperson of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and director of the Information and Communications Administration Bureau, introduced at the press conference of the State Council Information OfficeAPP special rectification work situation. Zhao Zhiguo said that with the rapid development of mobile Internet, APP is closely connected with the production and life of the majority of users.personalinformation securityIt has also become a hot issue of concern to hundreds of millions of users. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology adheres to the people-centered development philosophy, always attaches great importance to the protection of the vital rights and interests of the majority of users, and focuses on its main responsibilities and main businesses.Focus on issues such as illegal use of mobile phone permissions and excessive collection of personal information, and vigorously promote special rectification of APPs. A national APP testing platform has been built, with the ability to detect 180,000 APPs every month, and APP technical testing has been carried out. The problem of "unable to turn off" and "random jumping" of pop-up information on the screen has been basically solved through rectification.

In 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology strengthened departmental coordination, carried out a series of rectifications on outstanding problems through a combination of well-organized punches, and implemented comprehensive management, and achieved significant results, which can be summarized as follows"Five Governance".

The first is to improve institutional standards and adhere to governance according to law.Governance work must prioritize systems and rules first. last year"Personal Information Protection Act》《Data SecurityLaw and other relevant laws and regulations have been promulgated one after another. In order to further refine the relevant requirements, the "Regulations on the Protection and Management of Personal Information in Mobile Internet Applications" were drafted and publicly solicited opinions from the public. At the same time, we have promoted the formulation of relevant industry standards such as the "Minimum Necessary Assessment Specifications for the Collection and Use of Personal Information by APPs", which should be said to provide policy and standard guarantees for the governance of APPs.

The second is to focus on hot and difficult issues and strengthen special governance.The most urgent hot issues for users are the focus of attention and rectification by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. In response to users' strong complaints about the problem of pop-up messages on the APP opening screen that "cannot be closed and jump randomly", the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology launched a special rectification campaign and pushed major Internet companies to basically solve these related problems. Especially at key time nodes such as important holidays, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology focuses on people's livelihood service apps such as holiday travel and accommodation to carry out special inspections. Throughout last year, a total of 12 batches of technical sampling inspections were carried out, almost once a month. 1,549 illegal apps were notified, and 514 apps that refused to be rectified were removed from the shelves. It should be said that we continue to purify the APP ecosystem.

The third is to strengthen the integration of technology and management and rely on science and technology for governance.The number of apps currently on the shelves has reached millions, and it is necessary to further strengthen the construction of technical detection methods. Last year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology used new technologies and new methods such as artificial intelligence and big data to significantly improve the automated testing capabilities of the national APP technology testing platform. A total of 2.08 million APPs were technically tested. It should be said that it has basically achieved full coverage of the APPs of major domestic Internet companies. .

The fourth is to guide industry self-discipline and focus on source governance.Enterprises' implementation of main responsibilities and strengthening self-discipline are the key to protecting the rights and interests of users and promoting the healthy development of the industry. Last year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized relevant associations to convene Internet companies to hold APP personal information protection supervision meetings many times, and organized 16 trainings for nearly a thousand companies to urge companies to strengthen red line awareness, continuously improve internal governance, and promote corporate compliance operations from the source.

The fifth is to improve service perception and strengthen innovation governance.Whether the work is carried out well or not ultimately depends on the user's personal experience. In November last year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology focused on the key links that affect user service perception and organized an information and communication service perception improvement action, referred to as "524 Action", urging enterprises to establish a "double list" for personal information protection and improve mobile phone privacy policies and permission invocation management. , improve customer service capabilities, and form a positive interaction to improve service quality and perception.

In 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will also focus on the following aspects.

First, adhere to comprehensive management and improve supervision of the entire chain.Focus on the supervision of key responsibility chains, and achieve full supervision coverage of application stores, third-party software development kits (SDKs), terminal companies, key Internet companies, etc., to create a safer information and communication consumption environment.

The second is to deepen the "524 Action", improve service levels, and steadily promote relevant enterprises to implement various task requirements of the action.Timely organize and conduct "look backs" to better consolidate the effectiveness of various tasks and enhance users' sense of gain.

The third is to promote collaborative governance and establish a long-term mechanism.Strengthen coordination with relevant departments to form a regulatory synergy and build a comprehensive regulatory pattern that involves government supervision, corporate self-discipline, media supervision, social organizations and users, thereby creating a safer and clearer APP application environment.

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