U.S.-China Surveillance

From AFP (ChannelNewsAsia):

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.

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The planned law bans any entity from disclosing personal data to third parties without the consent of individuals and specifies that they have the duty to ensure the data in their possession is not misused.