Smart-Phone software pre-installed is finally expected to be curbed

Recently, in the first three quarters of industrial communications Development Report, the Ministry of Industry in the recent smart phone software pre-installed malicious suction fee to make a statement, said it will be standard-setting, supervision and management, information publicity to strengthen the focus of supervision.

First, the promulgation of industry standards, increase detection strength.

It is understood that the Ministry of Industry has released the "on the strengthening of Mobile intelligent Terminal Network Management notice", pointed out that from next month, all mobile phone manufacturers want to pre-installed in the product software, must pass the Ministry of Industry audit. "Notice" requires the handset manufacturer not to install without the user's consent, will arbitrarily collect, modify the user information software, as well as the user caused by the flow of consumption, loss of costs, information leakage and other undesirable consequences of the software. At the same time, has promulgated the mobile Intelligent Terminal Security ability technical request and the related test method two industry standard.

Second, strengthen the inspection and supervision and management.

Ministry of Industry Department according to the Division of responsibilities, in accordance with the "Telecommunications equipment certification supervision and management measures", the access to the network license of intelligent terminals to carry out supervision and inspection, focus on checking sampling end products and certified products consistency, urging enterprises to strictly comply with the two industry standards promulgated and other relevant standards, Violations of the provisions will be seriously dealt with in accordance with the relevant provisions.

The third is to publicize the information pre-installed, strengthen social supervision.

The Ministry of Industry will require manufacturers to apply to the network of Intelligent terminals pre-installed application software related information through the manual or Web site to public publicity, users can purchase the intelligent terminal of the preset application software information and public information to compare, found that the problem can be reported at any time, the Ministry of Technology will be timely verification and processing.

At present, some mobile phone pre-installed software has become a disguised consumption trap, in the user's ignorance, still consumes traffic, misappropriation of information. Data show that China's smartphone application pre-installed market size in 2013 is expected to reach 2.72 billion yuan.

In fact, the problem of pre-installed software covers the mobile phone manufacturers, telecommunications operators, dealers at all levels, application software providers, channel operators and many other links, if only from the mobile phone production link to standardize, for malicious pre-installed software to cure the fear of once and for all.