China: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology assessment of applications' compliance with Personal Information Protection Law
Progress
Current status
under investigation
04 Aug 2025 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
China
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued Notice for apps infringing user data rights
On 4 August 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the People’s Republic of China issued a formal notice to 23 mobile applications and software development kits (SDKs) found to be in breach of national requirements for d…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government