Published on: 2026-08-20
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Beijing, August 20 /Xinhua/ — In China, over 400 mobile applications and software development kits (SDKs) have been sanctioned, including their removal from the App Store, for violations related to personal data.
The decision on punitive measures was made after an inspection of the practices for collecting and using personal data, jointly conducted by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and other agencies as part of a special campaign to protect personal data, which has been underway since April 2026.
Since the beginning of the campaign, over 4,000 applications and SDKs have been ordered to take measures to bring their activities into compliance with regulations, with more than 1,100 of them being publicly named as having violations.
More than 1,000 companies and institutions have been instructed to fix existing issues in their products, such as unclear information that personal data collection is carried out for advertising and user profiling, or not providing users with the option to disable personalized advertising.
During the special campaign, a risk assessment concerning personal information was also conducted in the fields of education, transportation, healthcare, and finance. Efforts to combat violations and crimes related to personal data were also intensified.
China maintains a fairly strict stance on encroachments on personal information. Between 2020 and 2024, through special campaigns, the Chinese police have uncovered more than 40,000 related cases.
In 2025, the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China combined rigorous law enforcement activities with tightened regulation to create a comprehensive cyberspace management system aimed at protecting network and information security and data security.
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