China produces huge amounts of online data — and little of it is protected. That has led to a thriving market for stolen personal information, from national identification numbers to home addresses.
Some of it is used for state surveillance, while much of it is used for private extortion and fraud.
To read more:
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/05/793014617/in-china-a-new-call-to-protect-data-privacy
SOURCE: NPR
