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  1. 2020

    Chinese regulator names apps in user-rights notice

    Issue disclosure

    China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice listing 131 apps, including apps associated with Liangpin Puzi, Yong'anxing, Maimai, Kuaigou Dache, Guazi Used Cars and Vipshop's Weidaigou. The reported issues included improper collection of personal information, excessive permission requests, forced targeted-push functions and misleading users into downloading apps. The listed apps were told to complete rectification by November 2.

    Source excerpt

    • 名单中的APP所涉问题包括违规收集个人信息、App强制、频繁、过度索取权限、强制用户使用定向推送功能、欺骗误导用户下载App等。
    • 10月27日,工信部通报了2020年第五批侵害用户权益行为的APP的名单。良品铺子、永安行、脉脉、快狗打车、瓜子二手车、唯品会旗下的唯代购等131个APP都在此次的通报列表中。
    • 名单中的APP应在11月2日前完成整改落实工作。