4 Men Indicted for Illegally Buying Personal Data Outside Longshan Temple Under Guise of Pachinko Parlor Membership Benefits
The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has indicted four individuals, including a man surnamed Li, for illegally collecting personal data from homeless people outside Longshan Temple last November. They claimed the data was for new member benefits at a pachinko parlor.
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(Central News Agency reporter Lin Chang-shun, Taipei, May 8) A man surnamed Li and others went to Longshan Temple in Taipei City on November 2 last year and purchased 11 sets of personal data from citizens for NT$1,000 each. They claimed it was for new member benefits at a pachinko parlor. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office today indicted Li and three others on charges including violating the Personal Data Protection Act.
The Wanhua Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department received a public report in November last year, stating that someone was setting up a stall near Longshan Temple to collect personal data from homeless people and offering them remuneration. Investigations revealed that a man was asking recipients of a NT$1,000 temple red envelope to provide identification for photocopying to prevent duplicate claims, thereby achieving the goal of collecting personal data.
The police issued a letter the next day notifying a man surnamed Huang and four staff members to appear for questioning. Huang, who has a history of fraud, claimed that he was merely soliciting personal data from the public for future public welfare use. Tracing the source, the police discovered that the mastermind behind the operation was a 23-year-old man surnamed Li from Yilan. Li was subsequently apprehended, and evidence such as mobile phones was seized.
Li confessed that a pachinko parlor in Jiaoxi was offering a NT$5,000 trial bonus for new members, which led him to collaborate with Huang, who lives in Taoyuan. They targeted the Longshan Temple area, where many homeless people gather, to collect personal data, and later arranged to resell the data in Yilan County. The police referred two minors involved to the juvenile court for deliberation, and Li, Huang, and two other adult males were transferred to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office for investigation. (Editor: Lung Po-an) 1150508
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(Central News Agency reporter Lin Chang-shun, Taipei, May 8) A man surnamed Li and others went to Longshan Temple in Taipei City on November 2 last year and purchased 11 sets of personal data from citizens for NT$1,000 each. They claimed it was for new member benefits at a pachinko parlor. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office today indicted Li and three others on charges including violating the Personal Data Protection Act.
The Wanhua Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department received a public report in November last year, stating that someone was setting up a stall near Longshan Temple to collect personal data from homeless people and offering them remuneration. Investigations revealed that a man was asking recipients of a NT$1,000 temple red envelope to provide identification for photocopying to prevent duplicate claims, thereby achieving the goal of collecting personal data.
The police issued a letter the next day notifying a man surnamed Huang and four staff members to appear for questioning. Huang, who has a history of fraud, claimed that he was merely soliciting personal data from the public for future public welfare use. Tracing the source, the police discovered that the mastermind behind the operation was a 23-year-old man surnamed Li from Yilan. Li was subsequently apprehended, and evidence such as mobile phones was seized.
Li confessed that a pachinko parlor in Jiaoxi was offering a NT$5,000 trial bonus for new members, which led him to collaborate with Huang, who lives in Taoyuan. They targeted the Longshan Temple area, where many homeless people gather, to collect personal data, and later arranged to resell the data in Yilan County. The police referred two minors involved to the juvenile court for deliberation, and Li, Huang, and two other adult males were transferred to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office for investigation. (Editor: Lung Po-an) 1150508
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