Customers asked to scan code to order hot pot Court rules that restaurants delete personal information

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02 May 2022 09:59 reads Source:fasttech comments

May 2, according to CCTV, Luomou to a hot pot restaurant in Deyang District, Sichuan, hot pot restaurant waiter told: must "follow" the hot pot restaurant's WeChat public number to order food, otherwise the service can not be provided. Luo proposed to use the paper menu to order, was refused by the waiter. In order for the service to continue, the waiter used Luo's cell phone to follow the restaurant's WeChat public number to operate the order without consent.

Law argued that the hotpot shop to collect personal information, this behavior is neither legal, nor legitimate, more unnecessary, infringing on the plaintiff's personal information, so sued to the Jingyang District Court, requesting the hot pot shop to delete personal information, apologize. The hotpot restaurant argued that the WeChat avatar, nickname, region and gender belonged to the network pseudonym, and there was no risk of infringement of personal information.

The court held that it was not necessary for Luo to provide [cell phone]() number, birthday, name, geographic location, address book, and other information unrelated to the consumption of food and drink when he went to the hot pot restaurant to dine information. The hot pot restaurant compulsorily authorized the collection of Luo's WeChat avatar, nickname, region and gender information, violating the legal provisions of the principle of lawfulness, propriety and necessity in the collection and use of personal information, and infringing on Luo's personal information.

The Jingyang District Court ruled that Restaurant should stop infringing and delete the personal information obtained from Luo within 10 days from the effective date of the judgment.

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Customers asked to scan code to order for hot pot Court rules that restaurants delete personal information

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