Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: The Chinese government is resolute in protecting personal information

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Yesterday morning, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the development of industry and information technology. Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, said that the Chinese government has always attached great importance to the protection of personal information. 2020 may be the best year for personal information protection in history. It can be seen that information technology has developed very rapidly. Due to reform and opening up, the implementation of inclusive and prudent supervision, and the encouragement of innovation, we have made the application of personal information services rich and colorful, and people's lives have been greatly facilitated. But at the same time, in the process of supervision, there are still many areas where the technology of personal information application needs to be rapidly improved and strengthened.

According to Xiao Yaqing, last year the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with other departments, carried out special rectification on APPs and carried out special rectification on issues that the public strongly complained about. Generally speaking, the rectification has achieved obvious results. With the further improvement of requirements this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will continue to carry out such rectification and deal with the use of personal information in the key areas reported by everyone according to the principle of minimum availability.

In the process of protecting personal information, those apps that refuse to accept rectification must be resolutely removed from the shelves. At the same time, as a supervisor, we must also improve our technical equipment capabilities. First of all, we must be able to detect loopholes in these information protections so that the public can use them with confidence. The Chinese government's attitude towards protecting personal information is resolute, the laws are constantly being improved, and the technical level is constantly improving, so that everyone can continue to have a sense of gain.

Xiao Yaqing also said that if there is a need to report related issues, you can call the 12321 Internet Bad and Spam Information Reporting and Acceptance Center platform to provide feedback and report.