China: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued notice against 32 mobile application developers over breach of data privacy rules

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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 …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: app stores, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2026-07-02
under investigation

On 2 July 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published a notice identifying …