Chinese regulator to crack down on infringements of personal data in real estate brokerage sector
( January 17, 2024, 09:17 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has vowed to intensify efforts to crack down on infringements of citizens' personal information in the real estate brokerage sector, after publishing five typical cases in which offenders face jail terms and fines. The violations include the illegal sale of property owners’ information by employees of Shanghai Dooioo Real Estate Agency; the illegal acquisition of homeowners’ details by a real estate agent in Wuxi, Jiangsu province; and the illicit purchase of homeowners’ personal data by an employee at Zhongshan Yufeng real estate consultancy in Guangdong. Other cases include the founder of a second-hand property trading information platform engaging in illegal acquisition and sale of homeowners’ information, and a salesperson retaining homeowners’ information collected by a property sales department in Hunan for use in a real estate brokerage business.The statement follows: ...
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