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China's top prosecutor highlights landmark public-interest cases on data protection

By MLex Staff ( January 23, 2026, 07:26 GMT | Insight) -- China’s top prosecuting authority has released six landmark public-interest cases on personal-information protection, underscoring a broader push to extend legal oversight into areas ranging from consumer services to online platforms and public services. The cases disclosed by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate span smart-parking systems, residential facial recognition, online fake recruitment, doxxing, posthumous data leaks and the misuse of personal information in the tourism sector, with most occurring in 2025.China’s top prosecuting authority has released six landmark public-interest lawsuits on personal-information protection, underscoring a broader push to extend legal oversight into areas ranging from consumer services to online platforms and public services....

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