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Beijing court finds OTA merchant liable for privacy violation in data sharing

By MLex Staff ( April 14, 2026, 07:49 GMT | Insight) -- A Beijing court ruled that a ticketing vendor infringed a consumer’s rights by sharing personal information without separate consent, in a decision clarifying judicial standards for multi-party data processing in China’s online travel sector. The Beijing Internet Court ordered the defendant — an unidentified merchant operating on an online travel agency platform — to issue a written apology and compensate the plaintiff for reasonable legal expenses, while dismissing other claims.A Beijing court ruled that a ticketing vendor infringed a consumer’s rights by sharing personal information without separate consent, in a decision clarifying judicial standards for multi-party data processing in China’s online-travel sector....

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