The official website of the Central Internet Information Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) issued a notice on May 21, disclosing that 105 apps, such as Jieyin and Baidu, steal users’ personal information.
The official website of the Internet Information Office issued a notice on the illegal and irregular collection and use of personal information by 105 apps such as Jieyin, pointing out that some apps have recently been tested for infringement of personal information such as illegal acquisition, over-scope collection and excessive claiming of rights.
The notification lists 105 applications in violation, including 19 short video applications, 34 browser applications, 51 job search applications and 1 utility application.
The report pointed out that Jitterbug violated the principle of necessity by collecting personal data unrelated to the services provided; 360 Browser was accused of collecting and using personal data without users’ consent; and Baidu Browser failed to disclose the rules of personal data collection and use, and did not provide the function of deleting or modifying personal data in accordance with legal regulations.
The Office of Internet Information Technology requires relevant application operators to complete rectification and submit rectification reports within 15 days from the publication of the notification, and those who overstay their welcome will be disposed of. But the outside world noticed that WeChat, which is suspected of illegally collecting user data, is not on the Net Office’s blacklist.
According to the news of IT House on March 29, the number of users of Jitterbug in the first quarter of 2021 is close to 700 million. As early as September 2020, Zhang Nan, CEO of Jitterbug China, the parent company of Jitterbug, said in a speech that Jitterbug’s daily active users have exceeded 600 million.
WeChat, on the other hand, has an even larger user base, with the latest figures released on January 21, 2021, showing daily active users reaching 1.09 billion.
Reuters reports that there have been security concerns about apps developed in China, with many users complaining that Chinese apps are illegally stealing users’ personal data and excessively requesting user information, and advising people to delete these Chinese apps as soon as possible.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump (Trump) signed an executive order on August 6, 2020, placing a ban on WeChat and TikTok apps on national security grounds, prohibiting any U.S. person or entity from conducting any transactions with TikTok, WeChat and its Chinese parent company.
But after the Biden administration took office, on Feb. 10 and 11, it successively asked a federal court to suspend the bans on TikTok and WeChat, citing a re-examination of the apps’ threat to U.S. national security.
India, a neighbor of the Chinese Communist Party, is extremely wary of Chinese apps. on September 2, 2020, the Indian government announced a ban on 118 Chinese apps, citing national security and
On January 20, 2021, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued an updated notice that will permanently ban 59 Chinese mobile apps, including TikTok (Jitterbug overseas), Baidu, Wechat (WeChat) and UC Browser, in June of this year.
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