China imposes mobile app controls

中国对手机应用程序实施控制

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The cyberspace authority sets qualification requirements, places onus of authenticating users on app companies. 网络主管部门制定资质要求，公司承担用户身份认证责任。

Chinese authorities have stepped up regulation of mobile applications, imposing registration requirements, making user identification mandatory and putting much of the onus on companies that provide the products.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which oversees online information and security, has declared itself the administrative body for all app content and set out a range of rules. These include requiring app store operators to register with the local CAC office within 30 days of the business going online, manage their catalogue for data security and lawfulness, and de-listing any non-compliant apps.

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