Nowadays, various APPs are flooding in work and life. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology previously reported a large number of infringing APPs. After rectification, some APPs still have infringing behaviors. This time, 26 infringing APPs were notified and removed from the shelves by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. So how do these software infringe the interests of users?

1. Intellectual Property Infringement

The infringement behavior of APPs removed from the shelves by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is mainly related to certain design patents in the APP or software graphical interface. If these designs have patent rights, Then the behavior of these software may cause infringement.

The types of APP intellectual property infringement mainly include trademark infringement, copyright infringement, patent infringement, and other infringement types, including citing portrait rights for publicity, maliciously defaming others, etc., which all fall within the scope of intellectual property publicity.

2. Personal infringement

From the release of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, we learned that there are currently a large number of apps that illegally collect users’ personal information, excessively claim rights, frequently harass and infringe on user rights, and also involve When it comes to personal privacy rights, a large number of users express dissatisfaction. The popularity of APP is providing opportunities for criminals to take advantage of it. This phenomenon has also attracted the attention of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

3. Why are APPs so prevalent?

With the increasing development of electronics and IT industries, APPs have sprung up one after another, and the cost of APPs is not that high. APP has become a good marketing tool for enterprises. It can closely connect products and customers and pay attention to customers' consumption needs in a timely manner. However, the Internet has become a source of material for various criminals, who directly copy and use it in a new APP. Emerging industries also need new rules to regulate them.

Everyone should be careful in life to avoid theft of personal data as much as possible. You can strictly demand yourself from the following aspects to protect yourself: do not download unknown applications at will, strictly control management permissions, Do not open unknown connections at will, use unfamiliar WiFi, etc.