Pop Mart and 70 other apps involved in illegal collection of personal information

CCTV News reports that, according to the National Cybersecurity Notification Center, in accordance with laws and regulations such as the Cybersecurity Law and the Personal Information Protection Law, following detection by the Computer Virus Emergency Response Center, a total of 71 mobile applications are found to illegally collect and use personal information, including Pop Mart (09992).

When the application (App) is first launched, it does not clearly prompt users to read privacy policies and other collection and use rules through obvious methods such as pop-up windows; instead, it seeks user consent through non-explicit means such as default selections to agree to the privacy policy; prior to processing personal information, personal information handlers do not, in a prominent manner and in clear, understandable language, truthfully, accurately, and completely inform individuals of details such as the name or personal name of the personal information handler, contact information, and the retention period for personal information, involving 17 applications, including Pop Mart (09992), SEPHORA, and Renren Rent.

The privacy policies do not list, one by one, the purposes, methods, scope, and other details regarding the collection and use of personal information in the applications (including commissioned third-party or embedded third-party code, plug-ins), involving 45 mobile applications, including E English Treasure and Monster Light Fasting.