Regulations on the Administration of Mobile Internet Application Information Services entered into force on 1 Aug. 2016.
There are 11 articles in total. The Regulations aim to regulate activities that provide information service through online applications (apps) and activities of app distribution services within the territory of China. Key points of the Regulations are as follows.
The Cyberspace Administration of China and its local government counterparts are the regulatory authorities in this field.
App owners or operators (“App providers”) shall authenticate the registered users’ real identity information, and establish user information security management systems and information content review management systems. They shall not collect users’ information without users’ consent.
App distribution service providers shall authenticate the real identity information of the providers of the apps, and urge the providers to protect users’ information and release lawful contents.