Eight defendants were sentenced, symptoms of rhinitis, an elderly scavenger who rescued a girl child that was run over and crushed was accused of rescuing the person for fame. The biggest buyer of citizens' personal information, Wang Tao (the first on the right), received the heaviest sentence and was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. The photo was taken by reporter Cao Boyuan. At a trade fair, Wang Tao spent 1800 yuan to buy a mobile hard drive containing 28 million pieces of citizens' personal information, including detailed information of 20 billionaire tycoons from Zhejiang.
This morning, Fengtai Court concentratedly announced the verdicts of eight cases of illegally obtaining citizens' personal information. Wang Tao was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by Fengtai Court for illegally obtaining citizens' personal information. The other seven defendants were also sentenced respectively.
The biggest buyer said "the sentence is too heavy" and will appeal.
At 9:30 am, the eight defendants were brought into the court, two of whom were women. Wang Tao walked at the front. After obtaining citizens' information, some of the eight defendants sold it online, while others, like Wang Tao, used the information to make phone calls in their own companies to promote products.
After hearing that he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, Wang Tao laughed.
"Got 28 million pieces of others' information and only got such a short sentence, really lucky." A family member of one defendant said quietly.
In contrast, the two female defendants cried after hearing their sentences.
After the announcement of the verdict, Wang Tao clearly stated that he would appeal, "The sentence is too heavy." He said.
Situation of illegal acquisition of citizens' information and sentencing
Name Gender Illegal acquisition of information Sentencing and fine
Wang Tao Male 28 million Two and a half years in prison, fined 30,000 yuan
Zhao Peng Male Over 10 million Two years in prison, fined 20,000 yuan
Wang Jiahao Male Over 10 million One year and nine months in prison, fined 15,000 yuan
Du Guotao Male 200,000 One year in prison, fined 10,000 yuan
Gao Peng Female 60,000 Nine months in prison, fined 6,000 yuan
Dong Yiying Female 40,000 Seven months in prison, fined 5,000 yuan
Zheng Liangbo Male 26,000 Five months detention, fined 5,000 yuan
Li Chuan Male 10,000 Five months detention, fined 3,000 yuan
●Judge's opinion
Buying and selling citizens' personal information needs urgent filling of blank spots
Judge Chen Dai of Fengtai Court pointed out that the maximum punishment for the crime of illegally obtaining citizens' personal information is less than three years in prison. This crime name appeared after the "Criminal Law Revision Seven" in 2009. Some people think that buying and selling citizens' personal information is not a crime, so this kind of crime is rampant.
When sentencing, judgments are made comprehensively based on the method of acquisition, quantity, use, and profit situation. However, no matter how much profit is obtained, as long as citizens' personal information is illegally obtained, it is a crime. Criminal law stipulates that criminal responsibility is pursued if the circumstances are serious, but there is no specific explanation of what exactly constitutes serious circumstances.
Judge Chen said that due to the lack of a citizen's personal privacy law currently, most people who buy and sell hundreds of pieces of citizens' information have not been held criminally responsible. This blank spot also leads to the random buying and selling and leakage of citizens' personal information, "this blank spot urgently needs to be filled," Judge Chen said. Written by reporter Hong Xue.