According to a recent draft, an individual has a right to privacy and to have their personal information protected. Data collectors have a duty to protect an individual’s personal information and cannot obtain, disclose, or conduct transactions of such data without consent. The push to shore up data privacy in China is widely seen as an effort to protect and legitimize the country’s fast-growing internet sector and place safeguards on the movement of valuable Chinese data overseas. In one high-profile case, a group of 42 people sued Amazon in 2017 for breach of their personal data by scammers. “The court’s decision is such that companies won’t value personal information protection or digital safety practices,” said Wang Congwei, the victims’ lawyer.

Source: The Express Tribune May 26, 2020 04:07 UTC