Online Privacy in China: A Survey on Information Practices of Chinese Websites |
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| Authors: | KONG Lingjie |
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| Institution: | Correspondence: * PhD Candidate of International Law, Research Institute of International Law, Wuhan University, China (email: konglingjie80{at}yahoo.com.cn). This paper serves as part of "The Internet Society and International Law", a national key research project, headed by Professor Guo Yujun and Professor Song Lianbin of Wuhan University. The author owes sincere gratitude to the two professors for their encouragement, comment and suggestions. |
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| Abstract: | This paper is a survey on the information practices of Chinesewebsites. Three groups of Chinese commercial websites were selectedand their information practices were analysed and compared withthe generally accepted principles of online information practices.Survey results indicated that Chinese websites collected a vastamount of personal data through various forms. The percentageof websites posting privacy disclosures was comparatively small.For those sites with privacy policy or discrete privacy statement,their information practices did not accord with generally acceptedprinciples of information practices. The paper presents recommendationsfor China to deal with such a legal issue that makes nationalborders meaningless. |
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