Why do personal information leaks occur frequently?
With the widespread use of the mobile Internet, the number of apps launched and used on app stores has grown exponentially. Following this, there is an increasing incidence of illegal collection and use of personal information. A few days ago in China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website announced the app notification on violations of user rights (the seventh batch in 2020). As of the time of the notification, there are still 63 apps involved in “ violating the collection of personal information ” that have not yet been rectified. It is reported that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has organized a special rectification action for mobile applications (Apps) infringing users' rights and interests for two consecutive years. It has conducted technical inspections on 520,000 apps, ordered 1,571 models that violate regulations to be rectified, publicly notified 500 models, and rectified 120 models. Orders that are not in place and re...