Setting up a stall at Longshan Temple to collect personal data for 1,000, seeing the chaos of Taiwan's Blockchain University clubs misusing new students' personal information.

Recently, a netizen shared on Threads that someone was setting up a stall at Longshan Temple, collecting personal information for a price of 1k per person. In the picture, a woman can be seen holding a copy and the original of her identification for a photo. The netizen who posted added that the time of the photo was around noon on Sunday, 11/2, and another friend mentioned that there was also activity on Saturday, (. The picture was taken when his family went out to buy lunch. They noticed about 6 or 7 young men were leading the trade of personal information. The specific reason is unclear, but the parties involved claimed that providing two forms of identification could earn you 1k.

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District legislator Wu Peiyi responded that the Wanhua Sub-Bureau has been asked to enforce the law: In this case, the citizen in question, along with 3 or 4 men, was collecting personal data on the street, which is suspicious behavior. The sub-bureau has already notified the citizen and other relevant individuals to come in for clarification and to determine whether any illegal activities are involved, in accordance with Articles 41 and 47 of the Personal Data Protection Act.

In the comment section, a user shared a screenshot, stating that the account @_yy1688 posted that cash withdrawals of 1000 are only available until November 5. He also challenged that if it were a scam, he would have been in the server room long ago and wouldn't be out in public. As for the need for identification, it is to prevent anyone from claiming it multiple times; currently, that account has been set to private.

Netizens also pointed out the problem at a glance: only until 11/5, because with these materials ) identification, health insurance card number (, you can register to receive $10,000. Unscrupulous individuals specifically chose to target the Wanhua District, where the elderly population is higher, wanting to buy personal information that can register for $10,000 for just $1,000. The issue of fraudulently claiming universal cash is minor, but if personal information is sold abroad and even used for crimes, it could lead to derivative liabilities.

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University clubs have been reported multiple times for misusing new students' personal information and must bear legal responsibility.

In the world of cryptocurrency, the trading of personal information has been a practice for many years. It was previously reported that an executive from a university blockchain research society would collect personal information from unsuspecting members and sell it to a Chinese exchange, with the purpose unknown.

The Taiwan Blockchain University Alliance (TBA) announced: Recently, the university alliance learned that some unscrupulous businesses or their agents have been collecting accounts from virtual asset service providers (such as exchanges) from members, with arrangements for contracts or delivery of compensation, and even reselling the purchased member accounts to others for use. Regarding such behaviors of buying and selling exchange accounts among students, the university alliance has a zero-tolerance policy and will assist students in protecting their rights and will promote the following:

1. According to Article 21 of our country's Money Laundering Prevention Act after amendment, this behavior may be punished with imprisonment for less than five years, detention, or a fine of up to 30 million dollars, and attempt offenders will also be punished. Buying and selling exchange identities is a criminal offense, and we urge unscrupulous individuals not to test the law.

2. Operating on the trading platform should be based on the understanding that my account is the most basic knowledge for entering virtual assets. Any short-sighted buying, selling, or reselling behavior will pose a significant risk to my account. If the sold account is involved in money laundering or other criminal activities, according to judicial practices, I may still be deemed an accomplice.

3. Whether you are a newcomer getting to know virtual assets for the first time or a more experienced user, do not be tempted by small gains, and do not fantasize about profiting from buying and selling identification. The university alliance has a zero-tolerance policy towards enticing members to trade identification; if such incidents are discovered, assistance will be provided to affected students, and we will actively cooperate with law enforcement to bring the criminals to justice.

In recent years, the trend of on-chain new token offerings has surged again, with platforms like Kaito, Echo, and Buidlpad requiring KYC for use. Typically, these platforms have limits on the number of individual investments, so obtaining multiple identification accounts means more quota for new token offerings. There are even rumors that the prices for identification accounts from Nigerian nationals and those from European countries differ. In the past few months, there have also been reports of a financial management university club in the central region, where the president requires members to provide Buidlpad identification accounts in order to participate in club activities.

This article discusses the issue of collecting personal data for a thousand dollars at Longshan Temple, and how Taiwan's blockchain university clubs have been misusing new students' personal data. The issue first appeared in Chain News ABMedia.