PERSONAL information of 8,000 homeowners in at least 10 residential properties have been posted online.
The list was uploaded to Baidu.com, a domestic search engine, Nov. 17 and open to downloading, the Shenzhen Evening News reported yesterday.
The list provided names, addresses and mobile phone numbers of residents, including those living in large residential properties like Yuanling New Village and Shangmeilin New Village in Futian District, the paper said.
The list had been downloaded 130 times and been viewed 1,286 times by Sunday.
The person who uploaded the 30-page list also uploaded a list providing detailed information of the owners of 800 Shenzhen companies, according to the Web site records.
Both the lists were uploaded to the Web site s free uploading and sharing section, in which uploaded material was not edited or changed by the Web site, the paper said.
I did not expect my information to be uploaded to the Internet although I know my information would probably be revealed in many circumstances, said a woman who lives in Fumin New Village in Futian and whose details appeared on the list.
The woman, Xie, said the Web site had failed to supervise uploaded information and should be held accountable for the exposure.
Police were informed and an investigation was under way.
The affected homeowners could sue the Web site or the person exposing the information, police said.
The incident came on the heels of another case in which the personal information of 3,000 homeowners at an upmarket residential estate in Futian was posted on Baidu.com last week.
The 144-page list provided home addresses, bank card numbers, mobile phone numbers and car plate numbers of more than 3,000 residents at Le Parc in Futian.
China s first known case of violating the security of personal information resulted in a man being jailed for 18 months in Guangzhou earlier this year.
(Martin Li)
