China’s M.I.I.T. Proposes Broad Regulatory Oversight over Pre-Installed Mobile Phone/Device Applications
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Chinese consumers who have purchased and have used mobile phones/devices (including smartphones, smart tablets, and smart watches) often find that said phones/devices include pre-installed applications. These applications may be core to the function of the phone/device or, alternatively, be included by the manufacturer/distributor to provide value-added services/functionality to the user. There has been, however, a growing concern amongst Chinese users of such phones/devices in regards to certain of these pre-installed applications whereby users claim that said applications may be carrying out unwanted functions. Such users would, firstly, like to be informed of the presence of such applications upon purchase and, if desired, be given the opportunity to actually uninstall these applications. Legal claims involving such pre-installed applications have, in certain cases, been the basis for litigation in the P.R.C. With this as a background it is not surprising that P.R.C. government has responded with proposed regulatory guidelines for such pre-installed applications. As released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in late 2015 for comments, the Draft Regulation for Mobile Smart Device Applications (APP) for Pre-installation and Distribution (hereinafter “Draft APP Regulation” or, in its enacted form as “APP Regulation”) proposes a number of requirements. This article will discuss some of the key provisions of the Draft APP Regulation which address the above-noted concerns in relation to pre-installed applications.
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