Beijing, 5 Jan (Xinhua) -- In order to further standardize the management of mobile Internet application information services, the State Internet Information Office promulgated the "Provisions on the Administration of Information Services for Mobile Internet Applications (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" on 5 January to solicit opinions from the public. The Draft for Comments proposes that application providers must not induce users to download through false publicity, bundled downloads, etc., or use illegal and negative information to induce users to download.
The Draft for Comments points out that where an application provides users with services such as information release and instant messaging, it shall conduct authentic identity information authentication for users applying for registration based on methods such as mobile phone numbers, ID card numbers, or unified social credit codes. Where users do not provide real identity information, or fraudulently use the identity information of organizations or others for false registration, they must not be provided with relevant services.
In terms of personal information protection, the Draft for Comments requires that engaging in application personal information processing activities shall follow the principles of legality, propriety, necessity, and good faith, take necessary measures to ensure the security of personal information, and must not compel users to agree to non-essential personal information handling for any reason, and must not refuse users to use their basic functional services because users do not agree to provide non-essential personal information.
In addition, according to the Draft for Comments, application providers shall adhere to the principle of being most beneficial to minors, pay attention to the healthy growth of minors, perform all obligations for the protection of minors' networks, strictly implement the requirements for real-name registration and login of minor user accounts, and must not provide minor users with relevant products and services that induce their addiction in any form.
Source: Xinhua Net