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China's Hainan regulator vows ongoing governance for app privacy violations

( March 21, 2025, 03:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Internet regulator on China's Hainan Island has pledged to continuously carry out special governance for personal-information protection in multi-scenario mobile applications following the identification of privacy violations during a recent inspection. Sixteen apps providing services in social networking, online gaming, and life services were found to have engaged in malpractices such as illegal data acquisition, excessive data collection and excessive permission requests. The apps have been told to address and correct the issues, according to the Hainan regulator.The statement follows:...

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