Xiaomi App Store removed 116 illegal apps

Xiaomi App Store has removed 116 illegal apps from the shelves

Xiaomi App Store has removed 116 illegal apps. Xiaomi said that Xiaomi App Store App privacy testing continues to advance and it insists on reporting to regulatory authorities every day. List of privacy violating apps. Xiaomi App Store removed 116 illegal apps. Xiaomi App Store removes 116 illegal apps1

Recently, the Xiaomi App Store developer public account released the Xiaomi App Store developer monthly report for November. The report stated that Xiaomi App Store App privacy testing continues to advance and insists on daily reporting Supervisory agencies will submit a list of privacy-violating apps and give priority to developers to make corrections within the prescribed time limit. Apps with problems that have not been corrected within the time limit will be removed from the shelves.

Data shows that since November 2021, the Xiaomi platform has detected 1,250 compliant apps, and a total of 1,188 apps have been rectified within a time limit due to violations such as "the privacy policy does not set a reject button" and "no account logout function" , a total of 116 apps have been removed from the shelves due to problems such as "containing viruses, Trojans and other functions that harm users".

It is worth noting that as of now, the Xiaomi App Store has detected a total of 12,020 compliant apps, a total of 12,629 illegal apps, and a total of 814 illegal apps have been removed from the shelves.

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also announced that it has inspected irregularities such as the App's excessive request for permissions, high-frequency request for permissions, collection of user personal information that is not necessary for service scenarios, deception and misleading of user downloads, etc., and has also conducted inspections on Apps that have not completed the tasks as required. The rectified App was publicly notified.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology stated that in accordance with the "Personal Information Protection Law", "Cybersecurity Law" and other relevant legal requirements, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organized the removal of the above-mentioned 106 apps from the shelves, and the relevant app stores should be published in this notice After that, we will immediately organize the removal of the applications on the list. For some apps that have serious violations and refuse to make corrections, the local communications bureau should impose administrative penalties on the app operators in accordance with the law. Xiaomi App Store removes 116 illegal Apps 2

According to news on December 11, according to the official account of Xiaomi App Store developers, Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi App Store Developer Monthly Report for November.

Xiaomi stated that it continues to advance the privacy testing of Xiaomi App Store Apps and insists on reporting the list of privacy-violating apps to regulatory authorities on a daily basis.

Data shows that since November 2021, the Xiaomi platform has tested 1,250 compliant apps.

A total of 1,188 apps have been rectified within a time limit due to violations such as "the privacy policy does not have a reject button" and "no account logout function".

A total of 116 apps have been removed from the shelves due to issues such as "containing viruses, Trojans and other functions that harm users".

It is worth noting that as of now, the Xiaomi App Store has detected a total of 12,020 compliant apps, a total of 12,629 illegal apps, and a total of 814 illegal apps have been removed from the shelves.

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on the list of removed apps that infringe on user rights. 106 apps including Aihuishou, Douban, and Changba are on the list. In response, Aihuishou said that it would rectify the Xiaomi store version and reapply for listing.

It is understood that Aihuishou, Douban, Changba, etc. were removed from the shelves for collecting personal information beyond the scope and failing to complete rectifications as required by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

It is worth mentioning that in mid-November, the Xiaomi App Store team issued an announcement stating that due to business adjustments, the points mall of the Xiaomi App Store will cease services at 0:00 on January 1, 2022. Starting from December 1st, the Points Mall will close new points earning portals (including earning points through experience and earning points through installation), leaving only the points redemption portal. At 0:00 on January 1, 2022, the points mall will be completely offline, and the natural year points of user accounts will be cleared according to the original rules of the event.

At the same time, the Xiaomi App Store team stated that in the future, the Xiaomi App Store will continue to explore more possibilities. The relevant information collected in accordance with the law when providing services will be collected in accordance with the requirements of national laws and regulations and the Xiaomi Privacy Policy. "Delete according to the agreement. Xiaomi App Store removed 116 illegal apps 3

IT House reported on November 10 that yesterday, Xiaomi App Store stated that since October 2021, the Xiaomi platform has detected 1,239 compliant apps due to "privacy A total of 1,120 apps have been rectified within a time limit for violations such as "the policy does not have a reject button" and "no account cancellation function", and a total of 95 apps have been removed from the shelves due to issues such as "containing viruses, Trojans and other functions that harm users".

Xiaomi App Store stated that it actively implements platform management responsibilities and insists on reporting the list of privacy-violating apps to regulatory authorities on a daily basis. It will give priority to developers to make rectifications on their own within the specified period, and apps with problems such as overdue rectification or refusal to cooperate will be removed from the shelves.

IT House learned that Xiaomi released the "Xiaomi Developer Ecological Policy" on October 22, stating that applications must be reasonably priced and must not engage in overpricing or price fraud. The actual payment amount displayed , must be consistent with the amount that the user needs to pay during the payment process.

IT House reported on December 9 that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice today, organizing the removal of 106 apps that have not completed rectification, including the well-known Douban, Aihuishou, Changba, etc.

Aihuishou responded to a reporter from the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily that it was rectifying the Xiaomi store version and reapplying for listing.

As you can see from the picture above, the 5.8.3 version of the Aihuishou App listed on the Xiaomi App Store involves the issue of excessive collection of personal information and has been removed from the shelves by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Currently It cannot be found in Xiaomi App Store.

IT House learned that Aihuishou is an electronic product recycling and environmental disposal platform. Its US stock Nasdaq-listed parent company Wanwu Xinsheng (NYSE: RERE) latest closing price is US$6.42, which is higher than that in June this year. The post-market high fell by 66.