中国最高人民法院与检察院联合对侵犯个人信息做出了司法解释。
According to the rules, those who illegally obtain, sell or provide 500 pieces of data related to personal credit or property information could face a prison term of up to seven years.
The interpretation is the first document of its kind to ensure data protection for citizens personal information.
The move comes amid increasing public outcry against
rampant6 online and telecom fraud spreading across China.
For more on the protection of personal information, CRI's Zhao Ying earlier
spoke7 to Wang Peng, legal
consultant8 for ZTE USA.