China's prosecuting authorities have stepped up efforts to protect personal data, prosecuting more than 5,400 people and filing 4,086 public interest litigation cases involving personal information infringement in the first 11 months of 2025, according to data recently released by the country's top procuratorate.
The crackdown is part of broader efforts to strengthen personal information protection since the Personal Information Protection Law took effect on Nov 1, 2021. The Supreme People's Procuratorate said it has guided procuratorial organs nationwide to take proactive action, deepen comprehensive cybersecurity governance and expand the role of public interest litigation
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