Chinese consumers reported that Nanjing News January 5, "China Consumer Daily" reporter learned from Jiangsu Consumer Protection Commission, December 11, 2017, Jiangsu Province Consumer Protection Committee on Beijing Baidu Network Technology Co., Ltd. suspected of illegal Obtain consumer's personal information and related issues filed consumer's civil rights litigation on January 2, 2018, Nanjing Intermediate People's Court has formally filed.
According to the Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Protection Commission's news, 'mobile phone Baidu' 'Baidu browser' two mobile APP before the installation of consumers, did not inform them access to the various permissions and purposes, without the consent of the user to obtain Such as 'monitor phone, locate, read MMS, read contacts, modify system settings' and other permissions.As a search and browser applications, these rights are not necessary to provide normal services, is beyond the reasonable range.
July 4, 2017, Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Protection Commission on cell phone APP infringement of personal information security issues to Beijing Baidu Network Technology Co., Ltd. sent "on the phone application access problems investigation letter," asked its 'Baidu mobile phone' 'Baidu browser' and other mobile APP two issues related to the presence of staff to accept the interview, but the business only a simple description of the problem in writing, and the authority to notify and select the obligation to shirk the mobile operating system, passive response Provincial Consumer Protection Commission investigation.
Consumer Protection Commission in Jiangsu Province repeatedly urging, under public supervision, Beijing Baidu Network Technology Co., Ltd. in November 2017 to accept the interview, but in the final rectification programs submitted to the 'mobile Baidu' Baidu browser 'In' monitor 'phone' read 'short message' 'read contact' and other related personal information related to consumer refuse to rectify the right to rectification, there is no clear measure prompt consumer APP application to obtain permission purposes, methods and Range and for consumers to choose, can not effectively protect the consumer's right to know and the right to choose.
In order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, Jiangsu Consumer Protection Commission under the "Consumer Protection Law," the thirty-sixth, the thirty-seventh paragraph seventh, "Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Protection Regulations," fifty-first Article 1 of the Supreme People's Court, and "Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law by the Supreme People's Court in Charities and Cases concerning Consumer-Civil-Interest Litigation" and other relevant provisions, filed a lawsuit with Nanjing Intermediate People's Court and requested the court to adjudicate Beijing Baidu Reuters Technology Co., Ltd. On January 2, Nanjing Intermediate People's Court has formally filed a case.
Deputy Secretary-General of Jiangsu Provincial Consumer Protection Department Habitat said in an interview with reporters that the mobile application violates personal information security and uses public interest litigation as a weapon to protect the legitimate rights and interests of many consumers, including but not limited to Jiangsu. Public interest litigation is not only to Beijing Baidu Network Technology Co., Ltd. to stop the related infringement, but also to promote the entire mobile phone APP industry attaches great importance to and consciously protect the consumer's information security.
Chinese consumer net original link: http://www.ccn.com.cn/html/news/xiaofeiyaowen/2018/0105/336316.html
