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Chinese Internet court sanctions legal-tech firms for unauthorized lawyer data use

By MLex Staff ( July 18, 2025, 09:01 GMT | Insight) -- A Chinese Internet court has ruled against a Beijing-based legal-tech firm and its subsidiary in a personal data infringement case, setting limits on the use of publicly disclosed information. The Guangzhou Internet Court ordered the subsidiary to publicly apologize and pay 3,000 yuan ($436) in compensation to a lawyer whose profile was misused on the platform. The parent company was held jointly liable for economic damages. A local Chinese internet court has ruled against a Beijing-based legal-tech firm and its wholly owned subsidiary in an online infringement case, setting limits on the processing of publicly disclosed personal data....

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