In response, the new regulation demands business entities to inform the person and gain approval before any sensitive information is collected. It also stipulates that refusal to provide such information should not be a reason for the user to be banned from accessing the company's core business.
But a report by Southern Metropolis Daily showed only 11 percent of mobile apps strictly followed the rules.
There were more than half a billion Internet users in China by the middle of 2017, according to a report by the China Internet Network Information Center. Many of them feel "powerless" in safeguarding their personal information.
"We care about our private data, but had no other choice but to agree," said a man surnamed Guan in Xiamen. "The agreements are often written in jargons and are too long, it's hard for ordinary users to understand what they will take away from us."
The regulation therefore also demands businesses to give a specific, simple explanation on the clauses and avoid using ambiguous words.
"Information has become a valuable resource in the digital era," said Zuo Xiaodong, vice-president of the China Information Security Research Institute. "Companies are inclined to induce users to provide their data for their own benefit, so they tend to use ambiguous descriptions. Therefore, effective law enforcement is of vital importance."
He said a similar regulation published in the European Union defined a heavy penalty of up to 4 percent of the company's global revenue if it violated the rules, which he believed would spur the company to have better self-discipline.
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