China News Agency, Beijing, February 27 (Reporter Zhang Su) In China, personal information protection has been included in the legal field of procuratorial public interest litigation.
China's Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on the 27th that the number of public interest litigation cases handled by the prosecutors in the field of personal information protection increased by nearly three times year-on-year.
Further analyzing the more than 2,000 public interest litigation cases in the field of personal information protection handled last year, the prosecutor found that personal information protection faced many prominent problems. Excessive claims, collection of personal information beyond the scope, etc.
What groups are more likely to become the target of personal information infringement?
The answer is minors and seniors.
Prosecutors found that some company APPs allowed the registration of children's accounts, and unauthorized collection and storage of children's online accounts, locations, contact information, and children's facial recognition features without notifying them in a conspicuous and clear manner and obtaining the effective and express consent of the child's guardian. , voice recognition features and other sensitive personal information.
At the same time, the background algorithm is used to directly push short videos containing children's personal information to users who have a preference for viewing children's content videos.
The consequences of personal information leakage cannot be ignored. Some of them lead to harassing calls, spam text messages, and some are used to commit crimes such as telecommunication and network fraud.
The criminal Zhang committed fraud after purchasing customer information, and the amount of fraud exceeded 5 million yuan.
At the same time, the prosecution found that personal information protection involves many objects and fields, and the responsibilities of multiple departments overlap or the positioning of powers is not clear enough.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate emphasized that in the next step, it will continue to increase the handling of public interest litigation cases and promote the implementation of the Personal Information Protection Law.
For example, special protection will be given to the personal information of specific groups such as children, women, the disabled, the elderly, and military personnel. It will also focus on the protection of personal information processed in the fields of education, medical care, employment, pension, and consumption, as well as those involving more than 1 million people. Mass personal information.
In addition, the prosecution will strengthen cooperation with other functional departments in clue transfer, information sharing, professional consultation, case handling assistance, etc., and urge relevant units or departments to "strengthen information security from the source."
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