The Cyberspace Administration of China and other departments report the phased results of the special action on personal information protection

China News Service, August 19. According to the "CyberChina" WeChat public account, since the launch of a series of special actions on personal information protection in 2026, the Central Cyberspace Administration, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Public Security have worked with relevant departments to strengthen system planning and deployment, strengthen coordination and linkage, continue to carry out inspections and inspections, strengthen public notification of typical problems and supervise rectification, and various tasks have achieved phased results.

First, a total of more than 20,000 Apps and SDKs have been inspected and tested on the collection and use of personal information, and more than 4,000 Apps and SDKs have been urged to complete compliance rectifications. More than 1,100 Apps and SDKs with violations of laws and regulations have been publicly notified, and more than 400 Apps and SDKs have been removed from the shelves and other punishment measures have been taken.

Second, in response to issues such as personal information processing rules that do not clearly collect personal information for advertising and user profiling, and do not provide personalized advertising closing options, the relevant products of more than 1,000 companies and institutions were inspected and rectified.

The third is to carry out personal information risk investigation in the fields of education, transportation, health, finance and other fields. A total of more than 90,000 companies and institutions have been investigated, and more than 12,000 hidden dangers of various types have been discovered and rectified. The fourth is to intensify the crackdown on personal information violations and crimes, strengthen monitoring and discovery of clues, crack down on illegal and criminal activities involving information leakage, information reselling, etc., and severely punish "insiders" in the industry.

In the next step, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Public Security will further promote a series of special actions on personal information protection, strengthen the management of typical violations of laws and regulations, accelerate the promotion and application of national online identity authentication public services, deepen publicity and education on personal information protection, continuously consolidate the foundation of personal information protection, and effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.