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2 February 2015

The People's Republic Of China Supreme People's Court Issues Interpretations Regarding Infringement Of Privacy And Personal Information On Internet

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On October 10, the China Supreme People's Court approved interpretations which assert that genetic information, medical records, health examination data, criminal records, home address, and other personal information...
China Privacy

On October 10, the China Supreme People's Court approved interpretations (source in Chinese), titled "Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues concerning the Application of the Rules regarding Cases of the Infringement of Personal Rights over Information Networks," which assert that genetic information, medical records, health examination data, criminal records, home address, and other personal information should not be shared by network users or network service providers.

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