China is planning to introduce its first law on protecting personal data, amid rising anger at how easily people’s private details are falling into the hands of advertisers, state media reported Monday.
Such a law has become necessary in China as more and more people find their personal information, such as mobile phone numbers, home addresses and even medical records, disclosed to unauthorised parties, the China Daily said. A draft law, which has been submitted to the cabinet, sets out the legal duties of companies and other entities that have personal data, Zhou Hanhua, who helped draw-up the legislation, was quoted as saying. [Full Text]
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