Protect Your Personal Information Against Fraud

俗話說“害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無”。近幾年，電信詐騙已經成為我國社會治安的突出問題，成為社會的公害。作為一名中學生，學習之余，也應了解各種電信詐騙形式，防患于未然。為了提高大家的風險防范意識，請同學們閱讀此文，了解一些反詐騙的相關法律知識，希望能幫助大家遠離詐騙風險。

You go out for a meal. You use your phone to scan a QR code to order the food， but it asks for your phone number. You go back home and are asked to scan your face. Information collection is everywhere.

However， the personal information collected by companies can be leaked for marketing or used for communications fraud （電信詐騙） .According to a survey of 5，458 people by the China Consumers Association，85.2 percent of people said they had experienced personal information leaks from apps on their smart phones. Most said they got unwanted calls or text messages afterwards.

To deal with such problems， on Nov. 1， 2021， the Personal Information Protection Law （法規） was made in China. It is the first law on personal information protection.

The law says personal information is any kind of information that helps to identify people. So， a person’s name， date of birth， ID number， address and phone number are all personal information.

There are also some kinds of personal information that are sensitive （敏感的） faces： medical， health， and all information on people who are under the age of 14.

According to the law， collecting， using， storing and trading personal information will be strictly controlled. One key rule is that they should let users know and get their agreement before collecting personal information. The rules are even stricter for sensitive information. For example， if companies want the personal information of a kid， they must get agreement from their parents.

As common people， we must study the law carefully and use it when necessary. For example， we need to read the privacy policies （條款） carefully before using a service. If it’s not necessary， don’t agree to it. When we find that personal information has been used without agreement， we can report it to the China Consumers Association.

跟蹤練習：

1. The survey by the China Consumers Association in paragraph 2 shows that .

A. information collection is everywhere

B. information leaks are common

C. communications fraud is increasing

D. people don’t care if their information is leaked

2. Which of the following personal information is sensitive？

A. A baby’s name.

B. A man’s address.

C. A woman’s date of birth.

D. An old man’s phone number.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage？

A. Storing information will break the law.

B. Collecting information will not be allowed in the future.

C. The law to protect personal information in China was made in 2020.

D. Personal information cannot be given away without users’ agreement.

4. How does the writer develop the last paragraph？

A. By telling a story.

B. By making comparisons （比較） .

C. By giving examples.

D. By listing numbers.

5. The writer wrote this passage to .

A. show the result of a survey

B. explain what is personal information

C. introduce the Personal Information Protection Law

D. tell people how to deal with communications fraud

[Keys：BADCD]