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On September 1, the State Internet Information Office, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, made a decision on administrative punishment related to network security review on HowNet, ordered it to stop illegal processing of personal information, and imposed a fine of 50 million yuan.
The following is the full text of the CAC notice:
According to the conclusions of the network security review, the problems found and the clues transferred, the Cyberspace Administration of China filed a case for investigation into CNKI’s suspected illegal handling of personal information in accordance with the law. It has been verified that the main operating entities of CNKI are Tongfang CNKI (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., Tongfang CNKI Digital Publishing Technology Co., Ltd., and “China Academic Journals (CD-ROM Edition)” Electronic Magazine Co., Ltd. 14 mobile apps such as HowNet and HowNet Reading, etc., collected personal information in violation of the principle of necessity, collected personal information without consent, did not disclose or clearly express the rules of collection and use, did not provide account cancellation functions, and did not promptly cancel accounts after users canceled their accounts. Illegal acts such as deleting user personal information.
On September 1, the State Internet Information Office comprehensively considered the nature, consequences, and duration of CNKI’s illegal processing of personal information in accordance with laws and regulations such as the “Network Security Law”, “Personal Information Protection Law”, and “Administrative Penalty Law”. In particular, due to factors such as the network security review situation, CNKI made a decision on administrative penalties related to network security review in accordance with the law, ordered it to stop illegal processing of personal information, and imposed a fine of RMB 50 million.
The State Internet Information Office will continue to adhere to overall development and security, adhere to the management of the network according to the law, strengthen law enforcement in the fields of network security, data security and personal information protection, create a healthy, standardized and orderly development environment for enterprises, and effectively maintain national network security and data security. and legitimate rights and interests of citizens.
Subsequently, the “CNKI Knowledge Network” WeChat public account issued a statement, the full text of which is as follows:
Today, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced the decision to impose administrative penalties on CNKI related to network security review. In this regard, we sincerely accept and resolutely obey.
Since the Cyberspace Administration of China conducted a network security review on HowNet on June 23, 2022, HowNet has fully cooperated, insisted on equal emphasis on security and development, carried out comprehensive rectification work, and further strengthened network security, data security, personal information protection, etc. item construction. We thank the competent authorities for their inspection and guidance, and the public for their criticism and supervision.
In the future, we will continue to consolidate personal information protection, data security and network security management and control systems, adhere to the development orientation of “serving technological innovation, promoting academic communication, and assuming social responsibility”, and strive to provide the society with more secure and compliant services. Effectively maintain national network data security.
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