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Source: Xinhua News Agency

In accordance with relevant laws, regulations and national standards, the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center recently discovered through Internet monitoring that 15 mobile apps had privacy violations.

1. Failure to declare the basic information of the App operator and the validity of the privacy policy. 7 Apps involved:

"Flash Wallpaper" (version 1.0.5, App Store), "Xiao Yue's Diary" (version 1.5.2, vivo App Store), "Eco-Environmental Intelligent Management System" (version 1.5, Huawei App Store), "Funny Connotation" (version 1.3.0, App Store), "Fingertip Micro-Novel" (version 1.0.6, vivo App Store), "Little Iron Horse" (version 3.6.11, Xiaomi App Store), and "Japanese Translation" (version 1.4.7, Wandoujia).

2. The privacy policy does not list the purpose, method, and scope of the collection and use of personal information by the App. Five Apps are involved:

"Rishang Jinnang" (version 23.11.7, App Store), "Ziluan" (version 2.2.0, App Store), "Yishun Intelligent Transport Network Freight Platform" (version 4.4.6, Xiaomi App Store), "Little Iron Horse" (version 3.6.11, Xiaomi App Store), and "Coretech Q Doctor" (version 5.0.5, vivo App Store).

3、 The App client provides personal information to third parties without the user's consent and without anonymization.; Where a personal information processor provides the personal information it processes to other personal information processors, it fails to inform the individual of the recipient’s name, contact information, purpose of processing, method of processing, and type of personal information; No individual consent was obtained. 6 apps involved:

"Rishang Jinnang" (version 23.11.7, App Store), "Ziluan" (version 2.2.0, App Store), "Eco-Environmental Intelligent Management System" (version 1.5, Huawei App Store), "Dress Up Magical Girl" (version 1.0.0.4, Xiaomi App Store), "Hongfeida Driver" (version 1.0.26, vivo App Store), and "Little Iron Horse" (version 3.6.11, Xiaomi App Store).

4. The App starts collecting personal information or opens the permission to collect personal information before obtaining the user's consent. 1 App is involved:

"Hongfeida Driver" (version 1.0.26, vivo App Store).

5、 The App does not provide effective functions for correcting, deleting personal information, or canceling user accounts, or sets unnecessary or unreasonable conditions for correcting, deleting personal information, or canceling user accounts; Unable to promptly respond to requests for personal information inquiry, correction, or deletion through online operations; The promised time limit for completing verification and processing exceeds 15 working days. Two apps are involved:

"Funny Connotation" (version 1.3.0, App Store), "Japanese Translation" (version 1.4.7, Wandoujia).

6. The App failed to establish and publish channels for complaints and reports on personal information security, or failed to accept and handle complaints within the promised time limit; the personal information processor failed to establish a convenient mechanism for accepting and handling applications for individuals to exercise their rights. Four Apps are involved:

"Ecological Environment Smart Management System" (version 1.5, Huawei App Store), "Funny Connotation" (version 1.3.0, App Store), "Yishun Intelligent Transport Network Freight Platform" (version 4.4.6, Xiaomi App Store), and "Japanese Translation" (version 1.4.7, Wandoujia).

7. Where personal information is processed based on personal consent, the individual has the right to withdraw his or her consent. The personal information processor does not provide a convenient way to withdraw consent; the user is provided with ways and methods to withdraw consent for the collection of personal information, but this is not clearly stated in the privacy policy and other collection and use rules. Six apps are involved:

"Rishang Jinnang" (version 23.11.7, App Store), "Xiaoyue Diary" (version 1.5.2, vivo App Store), "Yishun Intelligent Transport Network Freight Platform" (version 4.4.6, Xiaomi App Store), "Dress Up Magical Girl" (version 1.0.0.4, Xiaomi App Store), "Bangchebao" (version 5.1.10, vivo App Store), and "Japanese Translation" (version 1.4.7, Wandoujia).

8. Processing sensitive personal information without obtaining the individual’s separate consent. Two apps involved:

"Yishun Intelligent Transport Network Freight Platform" (version 4.4.6, Xiaomi App Store), "Little Iron Horse" (version 3.6.11, Xiaomi App Store).

9. Personal information processors that handle personal information of minors under the age of 14 have not formulated special personal information processing rules. 7 apps involved:

"Rishang Jinnang" (version 23.11.7, App Store), "Xiaoyue Diary" (version 1.5.2, vivo App Store), "Eco-Environmental Intelligent Management System" (version 1.5, Huawei App Store), "Yishun Intelligent Transport Network Freight Platform" (version 4.4.6, Xiaomi App Store), "Little Iron Horse" (version 3.6.11, Xiaomi App Store), "Niu Kuaipao Driver Terminal" (version 6.00.5.0002, vivo App Store), and "Bangchebao" (version 5.1.10, vivo App Store).

10. The frequency of collecting personal information exceeds the business function requirements. 1 App involved:

"Coretech Q Doctor" (version 5.0.5, vivo App Store).

The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center reminds mobile phone users to be cautious when downloading and using the above-mentioned illegal mobile apps, carefully read their user agreements and privacy policies, do not arbitrarily open or agree to unnecessary privacy permissions, do not arbitrarily enter personal privacy information, regularly maintain and clean up related data, and avoid the leakage of personal privacy information.