Ensuring Your APP Not Being Removed In China Under The Latest App Supervision Regulation

On 28 November 2019, six months after its draft ("Draft") was released for solicitation, the Measures for Determination of Illicit Collection and Use of Personal Information by Apps ( "Measures") were jointly released by Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC"), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT"), the Ministry of Public Security ("MPS"), and the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") with an intention to provide reference and guidance in details for regulators, app operators and the public.

The Measures, a department working document, serves as an important tool in the nationwide campaign against the illicit collection and use of personal information by Apps. It is consistent with the Self-Assessment Guide on the Illicit Collection and Use of Personal Information by Apps ("Self-Assessment Guide") issued by Apps Special Governance Working Group in March 2019; both have specified the most frequent personal information