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illegal collection and use of personal information, forcing users to use targeted push functions, and apps forcibly, frequently, and excessively requesting permissions... on september 20, the shandong provincial communications administration issued a notice on apps infringing on user rights, showing that 22 apps with problems that were notified by the bureau to make rectifications within a time limit did not complete the rectifications within the time limit as required, including well-known industry application apps such as spark english, aucma smart life, and 520 marriage and love. the notice requires that the developers and operators of the 22 apps must complete the rectifications before september 27, otherwise they will face measures such as removal from the shelves, closure, and administrative penalties.

the shandong provincial communications administration stated in the notice that the bureau is continuing to carry out special rectification work on apps that infringe on user rights in accordance with the "personal information protection law of the people's republic of china", "personal information protection regulations for telecommunications and internet users" and other laws and regulations, and in accordance with the requirements of the ministry of industry and information technology's "notice on further improving mobile internet application service capabilities". it regularly organizes professional institutions to conduct compliance inspections on all types of apps in the province, and requires apps that violate regulations to make rectifications within a time limit in writing.

as of september 19, there are still 22 apps with problems that the bureau notified to rectify within a time limit but failed to complete the rectification within the time limit as required. in the "list of apps that have not completed rectification within the time limit" published by the bureau, it can be seen that there are many education and training apps, including langlang cloud class, spark english, weichen test accompaniment, quancheng e-learning, and shunshi smart english. in addition, there are many industry apps such as 520 marriage and love, aucma smart life, 365 help, game pavilion, and yixintong business hall, which involve illegal collection and use of personal information, forcing users to use targeted push functions, forced, frequent, and excessive requests for permissions by apps, frequent self-starting and associated startup of apps, and collection of personal information beyond the scope.

the sources of the problematic apps to be rectified include xiaomi app store, oppo app store, huawei app market, app store, vivo app store and other platforms. the notice shows that the developers and operators of the 22 apps must complete the rectification and feedback work before september 27. "if the rectification is not completed after the deadline again, our bureau will take measures such as delisting, shutting down, and administrative penalties depending on the situation."

reporter: su ran editor: cao mengjia proofreader: wang fei