¥700

HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO BUY A DETAILED DOSSIER ON ALMOST ANYONE IN CHINA.

If you live in China, your data is more than likely up for sale, thanks in part to “China’s Great Firewall” — a term used to describe government legislation that regulates China’s internet, often to the detriment of basic liberties. A number of private and state-owned enterprises use this as an avenue for surveillance, then offer up the collected data for sale. Canada’s CBCNews found they could purchase data (with documented proof) on their colleague’s bank records, flights, hotel records and more, for only 700 Yuan, or around $130.