China closes record number of personal data breaches, moots facial recognition law

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China has closed a record number of personal data breaches and is seeking public feedback on draft laws to regulate the use of facial recognition data. 

In the last three years, the Chinese police closed 36,000 cases related to personal data infringements, detaining 64,000 suspects along the way, according to the Ministry of Public Security. The arrests were part of the government's efforts since 2020 to regulate the internet, which also saw more than 30 million SIM cards and 300 million "illegal" internet accounts seized, reported state-owned media Global Times, citing the ministry in a media briefing Thursday. 

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