19 Aug 2021

MIIT dings 43 apps for misconduct

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Here we go again!

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) named and shamed 43 apps for illegal data collection and pop-ups.

This is the 17th list that the MIIT has published in the past two years.

Some context: In late 2019, the MIIT kicked off a cam...