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>>> Courts in China have issued a harsh judicial ruling, stipulating those who illegally obtain or sell 500 or more pieces of personal information could face up to seven years in prison.
The judicial interpretation, the first of its kind, jointly released by the Supreme People&`&s Court and the Supreme People&`&s Procuratorate, came amid increasing public outcry against rampant online and telecom fraud in China.
Under China&`&s Criminal Law, those convicted of selling or providing personal information could face a maximum sentence of three years if "the circumstances are serious," while if "the circumstances are especially serious," violators could face up to seven years in prison.
Situations considered "especially serious" include illegally obtaining, selling or providing 500 or more items of data about a person&`&s location, communication content, credit or property information.
It also includes gathering 5,000 or more items of communication record, accommodation, health or transaction information, or 50,000 or more items of personal information other than the aforementioned types.
Should violators make more than 50,000 yuan (US$7,239) from these activities, or their crimes lead to a victim&`&s death, serious injury, mental disorder or kidnapping, their offenses will be considered "especially serious."
The Internet Society of China estimated junk messages, leaked personal information and fraud led to losses of about 91.5 billion yuan in 2016.
Talking Points
1. The amount of leaked information in cases considered "especially serious" is ten times that in "serious" cases.
2. The investigation found that employees of the banking, e-commerce, education, express delivery and telecom industries are the most likely to leak customers&`& personal information, said Xu Jianzhuo from the Ministry of Public Security.
3. Police arrested 4,261 suspects in 1,886 cases related to infringement of personal information in 2016, and 391 of them were employees leaking customers data.
4. The new rule stipulates that employees who illegally sell or provide half of the aforementioned amounts of data about customers personal information could face the same penalties as individuals.
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