Taiwanese caught up in Chinese firm’s databaseBy Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer, with the Guardian and CNAProminent and not-so-prominent Taiwanese have been swept up by a Chinese tech firm in a database of the personal information of millions of people around the world. Radio Free Asia on Tuesday reported that at least 2,900 Taiwanese political and business leaders were among those caught up in the database. Considering that relatively few Taiwanese and dissidents are included in the database, Zhenhua Data is likely peripherally related to “united front” work as a contractor, Shen said. The database was leaked to US academic Christopher Balding, who was previously based in Shenzhen, but has returned to the US. “We are a private company,” said the woman, surnamed Sun, denying any links to the Chinese government or military.

Source: Taipei Times September 16, 2020 15:56 UTC