China's top prosecutors highlight criminal, civil liability for data abuse
By MLex staff ( November 3, 2026, 08:55 GMT | Insight) -- China's top prosecution office has highlighted cases targeting medical-data theft, sales of jobseekers’ information abroad and illegal trade in celebrities' location data, setting out enforcement priorities that combine criminal penalties with compensation for public harm. The Supreme People's Procuratorate released eight representative cases Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Personal Information Protection Law on Nov. 1.China's top prosecution office has highlighted cases targeting medical-data theft, sales of jobseekers’ information abroad and illegal trade in celebrities' location data, setting out enforcement priorities that combine criminal penalties with compensation for public harm....
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