"Sichuan Province 2021 Mobile Internet Application Safety Report" was released: gaming applications illegal collection of personal information accounted for high proportion

Cover Journalist Xiong Yingying

On September 26, the 2022CCS Chengdu Cyber ​​Security Conference and Data Governance Summit were held online. At the meeting, the "Sichuan Provincial Mobile Internet Application Security Report" (hereinafter referred to as the "Report") was officially released at the meeting.

The "Report" was guided by the Sichuan Internet Information Office. The National Computer Network Emergency Technology Treatment and Coordination Center Sichuan Branch was led by the Sichuan Branch. Based on the results of the mobile application data detection results from January to December 2021, Sichuan Province Malicious applications, personal information collection, and data cross -border transmission conditions explain the security status of mobile applications in Sichuan Province.

Sichuan Mobile Application Market is developing rapidly

The number of game applications ranks first

The "Report" shows that there are 49,133 applications in Android in Sichuan Province, accounting for approximately 1.38%of the country's total; IOS mobile applications have a total of 1,5756 models, accounting for about 0.66%of the country's total; WeChat public account 59101, accounting for approximately the national total amount 1.08%; WeChat Mini Program 43,421, accounting for about 5.06%of the country's total.

Comparison of the growth rate of mobile applications in Sichuan Province and the country

In 2021, the Android application in Sichuan Province increased a total of 10,153 models, an increase of 26.05%year -on -year, which was much higher than the country. The mobile application market was developing rapidly.

From the perspective of the regional distribution of mobile applications, in 2021, analyzing operators/developers have clearly found that the number of mobile applications in Sichuan Province found that the number of mobile applications in Chengdu ranks first in the province, accounting for 88.36%of the total; followed by Mianyang City and Ya'an The city, Deyang City and Luzhou are ranked fourth and fifth. This shows that the mobile application in Sichuan Province is centered on Chengdu, and the more concentrated development trend in Mianyang, Ya'an and Deyang City.

Mobile application function type distribution TOP10

From the perspective of mobile applications, Sichuan Mobile Application can be subdivided into main types such as gaming applications, practical life, office learning, online shopping, system tools. Among them, the number of gaming mobile applications accounted for 31.97%of the total Sichuan Province, ranking first, much higher than other types; the number of mobile applications in daily life ranked second, and the number of office learning applications ranked third. It should be noted that these types of mobile applications have high frequency, more information obtaining personal information, and greater security risks.

Monitoring malicious program application 1965 models

Rogue behavior accounts for the highest proportion

The "Report" shows that in 2021, the privacy violations of mobile applications in Sichuan Province were mainly concentrated in the two aspects of "illegal collection of personal information" and "over -range collection of personal information". The application of "illegal collection of personal information" accounts for 41.13%of the total mobile application of the test, ranking first.

At the same time, some mobile Internet malicious programs often install files, program modules, or program fragments in the mobile terminal system without knowing or unauthorized users, threatening the security of enterprises, personal data, and even threatening the key Information infrastructure is safe.

Mobile application main malicious program type rankings

The test found that a total of 1965 mobile applications containing malicious programs in Sichuan Province were mainly "rogue behaviors". The specific manifestations were the binding advertising plug -in. The advertising window popped up with the user's unauthorized situation.

From the perspective of the distribution of malicious applications in each function type, the number of game applications that have malicious programs account for 26.77%of the total malicious applications in Sichuan Province, ranking first; life practical categories, information reading category ranked second and second and secondary, and third. This shows to a certain extent, the greater the total number of mobile applications, and the greater the risk of potential malicious application.

80 % game application illegal collecting personal information

Blind box consumption safety risks need to be paid attention to

In addition, the "Report" also pays close attention to the situation of mobile applications in related key industries and emerging areas.

Data show that from the perspective of the personal information testing of mobile applications in the game industry, mobile applications that have "illegal collection of personal information" account for 80.50%of the total tests, ranking first; Arrange the top three. Mobile applications with "over -range collection of personal information" accounted for 80.31%of the total tests, ranking second, and the top three are online games, role -playing, and chess and card board games.

Personal information testing of mobile applications in the game industry

The "Report" also pointed out that the emerging industries of blind boxes have risen rapidly. In order to expand the number of users, operating companies often use high prizes as bait, and use users' gambling psychology to induce users to participate. The irritating text such as the "increase in probability of winning the prize next time" seduces users to continue to add. In October 2021, the Chengdu High -tech Zone Consumer Association judged more than 200 blind box complaints that the current blind box consumption showed a trend of evolution in the direction of online gambling, and security risks deserve attention.

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