Joint Ministry Campaign Reviews Privacy Terms of Cyber Products and Services

To implement the Cybersecurity Law (CSL), CAC, MIIT, MPS and SAC jointedly initiated a campaign reviewing the privacy terms of 10 cyber products and services including WeChat, Sina Weibo, Taobao, JD, Alipay, Gaode Map, Baidu Map, Didi Chuxing, Umetrip, Ctrip in late June, and the review work was undertaken by TC260 
 
On September 24, TC260 released reviews of the privacy terms of 10 cyber products and services, and urged companies to make improvements on the privacy terms to ensure user rights to know and control their personal information. According to a Xinhua report, the upgraded privacy terms will reduce the risk of user information leakage. Some examples are listed as good models or improvements in the Xinhua report and another in the Southern Urban Daily.