According to the news from the Jiangsu Provincial Radio and Television Station "Lizhi News" today, three people were arrested for usingFace Changing SoftwareHelping others to unblock their accounts constitutes the crime of infringing on citizens’ personal information and is punishable by imprisonment ranging from 11 months to 8 months and a fine.
It is reported that Li, who is keen on network technology, accidentally discovered a "business opportunity" in 2020:After an account illegally registered using other people's information was blocked, some people were willing to pay to restart itTherefore, Li taught himself the "account unblocking" technology, used face-changing software to turn illegally obtained ID card photos into dynamic videos, and then initiated an application to unblock login restrictions on a specific mobile phone to help others unblock their accounts.
On platforms such as QQ and WeChat, if an account is blocked, it usually requires measures such as facial recognition video to unblock it.
After that, Li posted an advertisement online to solicit business and met Zhao and Wei. The three discussed technology together and engaged in the business of "reviving" WeChat accounts. In a short period of time, they made an illegal profit of 35,000 yuan.
The procuratorate believes thatLi and three others illegally obtained and sold citizens' personal information, which was a serious crime and constituted the crime of infringing citizens' personal information., while filing a public prosecution, a criminal civil public interest lawsuit was filed at the same time. Before the trial, Li and three others took the initiative to pay the public interest lawsuit compensation. Currently, the three have been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from 11 months to 8 months and fined.