China jails 8 for selling data of newborns

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Chinese court said yesterday it had sentenced eight people to jail for selling the personal data of more than 5,000 newborns.

The eight — including two employed by the city of Shanghai — were handed prison sentences ranging from seven months to more than two years, Pudong New District People’s Court said in a statement.

They also face fines of up to 5,000 yuan ($730). From 2014 to July of last year, an employee used the Shanghai Municipal Centre for Disease Control and Prevention’s network to access the personal data of babies. (AFP)