Core Points - The National Cybersecurity and Information Security Information Notification Center reported that 40 mobile applications were found to illegally collect and use personal information, violating laws such as the Cybersecurity Law and the Personal Information Protection Law [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Group 1: Violations of Personal Information Collection - 16 mobile applications failed to list the purposes, methods, and scope of personal information collection [1] - 1 mobile application did not inform users of the purpose when requesting permission to collect personal information [2] - 2 mobile applications began collecting personal information before obtaining user consent [3] - 16 mobile applications collected personal information beyond the scope authorized by users [4] - 1 mobile application described the need to collect personal information beyond what was necessary for its functions [5] - 2 mobile applications had permissions to collect personal information that exceeded what was necessary for their functions [6] - 10 mobile applications collected personal information beyond the necessary scope of their functions [7] Group 2: User Rights and Complaint Mechanisms - 5 mobile applications did not provide users with channels or functions for complaints related to personal information [8] - 3 mobile applications did not offer users specific ways to correct or supplement their personal information [9] - 3 mobile applications did not provide users with specific ways to delete their personal information [10] - 1 mobile application did not offer a way for users to cancel their accounts [11] - 1 mobile application set unreasonable conditions or additional requirements in the account cancellation process [12] - 1 mobile application did not provide an option to exit or close personalized display modes [13] Group 3: Misleading Advertising - 2 mobile applications were found to engage in misleading or deceptive advertising practices [12]

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Public Security's Computer Information System Security Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center has detected 40 mobile applications that illegally collect and use personal information, violating laws such as the Cybersecurity Law and the Personal Information Protection Law [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Group 1: Violations of Personal Information Collection - 16 applications failed to list the purposes, methods, and scope of personal information collection [1] - 1 application did not inform users of the purpose when requesting permission to collect personal information [2] - 2 applications began collecting personal information before obtaining user consent [3] - 16 applications collected personal information beyond the scope authorized by users [4] - 1 application described the need for personal information collection beyond the necessary range in its privacy policy [5] Group 2: Inadequate User Rights and Options - 2 applications had permissions for collecting personal information that exceeded the necessary range for their functions [6] - 10 applications collected personal information beyond the necessary range for their functions [7] - 5 applications did not provide users with a channel or function for complaints regarding personal information [8] - 3 applications did not offer users a way to correct or supplement their personal information [9] - 3 applications did not provide users with a specific way to delete their personal information [9] - 1 application did not offer a way to cancel user accounts [10] - 1 application set unreasonable conditions or additional requirements in the account cancellation process [11] - 1 application did not provide an option to exit or close personalized display modes [12] Group 3: Misleading Advertising - 2 applications were found to have misleading or deceptive advertising practices [13]