China: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology investigation into applications compliance with data and security regulations
Progress
Current status
in force
27 Sep 2023 in force
Scope
Implementers
China
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
other service provider
software provider: app stores
software provider: other software
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued a list of applications non-compliant with data and security regulations following the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology investigation
On 27 September 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a list of applications and third-party software development kits (SDKs) that violate the Personal Information Protection Law, Network Security Law, Telecommunications…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body