Recently, "Gel", which is popular among young people and is known as the meta-universe social concept APP, has been accused of using private information such as user WeChat and QQ number, and the doubt about "gel leakage of privacy" has fermented on social platforms.
In this regard, Gel issued a statement saying that it did not obtain private information without user authorization, and that the incident was "organized and planned slander by competitors against the Gel APP", and reported the case to the Chaoyang Branch of the Beijing Public Security Bureau on February 12, and then posted a police receipt receipt. Subsequently, the product manager of Gel also posted a long post on Weibo saying that he had never read or leaked any personal information without authorization.
On February 11, accessories brand THE JINGINGLAB posted on Weibo "Under the popularity of meta-universe APP, how should designer copyright come from?" He questioned one of Gel's avatar accessories, arguing that Gel had copied his original work, "Flower Pack". The relevant person in the gel responded: "The relevant description is inconsistent with the facts, and the gel will establish a stricter internal audit mechanism." As for whether the avatar dressing will involve plagiarism, the lawyer's view is that whether the copying is or not depends on whether the work is protected by copyright.
On February 13, the Gel APP said that in the 3 weeks of listing, the Caton problem has not been solved, in order to let everyone have a smoother sense of use, will take the initiative to remove from the app store to suspend new users to enter, focusing on improving the existing user experience.
It is understood that the gel APP is a virtual image of the social software, users can set a 3D image of their own, and communicate with people in the virtual space, express their status, it was launched on January 19, less than a month after the launch, the ranking exceeded WeChat, QQ, topped the AppStore free list.