China: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's investigation into mobile applications over data privacy violations
Progress
Current status
under investigation
02 Jul 2026 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
China
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued notice against 32 mobile application developers over breach of data privacy rules
On 2 July 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published a notice identifying 32 mobile applications (apps) and software development kits (SDKs) that breached personal information protection rules. The notice was issued against …
Event type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body