How is our personal information being stolen and traded?

Data has become a valuable resource in the digital era, even compared to a special source of oil in the digital economy.

It is very possible that the personal information of many people such as names, faces, dates of birth… is being used by a virtual account for games, gambling, online betting… Or suddenly strange numbers are calling.

According to data from the Ministry of Public Security, 2/3 of Vietnam’s population, equivalent to over 68 million people, are having their personal data shared in cyberspace in many different forms and levels.

Just search on Google, you can easily find ads for `buying and selling customer lists` from free to paid.

According to a representative of the Ministry of Public Security, victims of personal data trading are showing signs of increasing.

Lieutenant General To An Xo, Chief of Office of the Ministry of Public Security, said: `Through the investigation process, the investigation agency also discovered many individuals and businesses involved in the fields of insurance, training, and real estate business.

At the Fourth Session of the 15th National Assembly, the Minister of Industry and Trade presented to the National Assembly the draft Law on Consumer Rights Protection (amended), which adds the concept and responsibility for protecting information and

If you type in a search for `customer list` with Google, more than 190 million results with a series of for-sale addresses appear right before the user’s eyes, such as: danhsachkhachhang, datakhachhang, danhsachmoi, fulldata…

Most of these websites offer two types of customer data: free and paid.

To create trust and attract buyers, sales often offer low values and will also give away other data packages.

Facebook and Zalo are two applications that are being targeted by information hunters because they have a high number of users and low security.

Since the beginning of the year, the police have recorded hundreds of cases related to buying and selling personal data on cyberspace.

According to experts, the situation of leaks, theft, and trading of personal data has been common in cyberspace in recent times due to people’s low awareness of protecting data and information.

According to the European General Data Protection Law yes

Law on Personal Information Protection amended in 2021 of

In Southeast Asia,

The situation of leaks, theft, and trading of personal data has been common in cyberspace in recent times due to people’s low awareness of data protection.

Discussing this topic in today’s Issue program is lawyer Nguyen Tien Lap, Arbitrator, Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC).