The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice today (6th) on the removal of a list of apps that infringe on user rights. According to the report, on March 11, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology notified the public of a list of 136 App companies that have infringed on user rights and interests. Up to now, after verification and re-inspection by third-party testing agencies, there are still 53 apps that have not completed rectification as required.

Every year, many infringing applications are interviewed and removed from the shelves. Many netizens are curious, what behaviors of these applications can constitute infringement? Intellectual property infringement

Traditional intellectual property protection has always needed to be paid attention to and strengthened in China. The development and use of various mobile application software has also exposed various problems in terms of intellectual property rights. For example, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, patent infringement, etc. A trademark is an intangible asset of a company. A small icon has a strong brand effect and persuasiveness. It can bring huge wealth and profits to the company, but it can also damage the company's reputation. Trademark infringement in mobile APPs manifests itself as: using someone else’s registered trademark as your own icon or app name without permission. There are many forms of copyright infringement, such as pirated software, audio and video products, books, artistic works or images on the Internet, using other people's books, film and television works, etc. as the name of the app in the app, or adding electronic books to the app without the author's authorization. Selling it on your own platform, or even directly copying other people's works for your own use, is considered copyright infringement. Illegal acquisition of user privacy

In addition to the infringement of intellectual property rights of similar companies or individuals, there is also the infringement of personal data privacy that is closely related to the majority of netizens. Many mobile applications illegally obtain user location addresses, address books, photo albums, mobile phone numbers and even ID card information and share them with third parties. If the user does not agree, the user is restricted from using the APP. This is a serious cross-border information collection behavior. , which has greatly caused personal privacy to be leaked or harassed by advertising fraud text messages and phone calls. There are many such apps that illegally obtain users' private information, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has cracked down particularly frequently in recent years.