[2616] Constitution of the Republic of China, Adopted by the National Assembly on December 25, 1946, promulgated by the National Government on January 1, 1947, and effective from December 25, 1947, available at http://www.president.gov.tw/1_roc_intro/index_e.html.
[2617] Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law of August 11, 1995, available at http://www.virtual-asia.com/taiwan/bizpack/legalcodes/cpdpl.htm.
[2618] See generally for an overview on the current status of personal data protection in Taiwan, in particular on the inadequacy of the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Law, Tyng-Ruey Chuang, "Personal Data Protection in Taiwan: Whose Business?," 53-70 National Policy Quarterly, vol. 2, No. 1 (March 2003) (in Chinese with English abstract), available at http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/~trc/npq2003.pdf.
[2619] "Police arrest data thieves," China News, November 10, 1998.
[2620] Telecommunications Law 1996, February 5, 1996.
[2621] "Private Cellular Firms Feel Threatened by Wiretap Law," Taipei Times, November 13, 1999.
[2622] "Surveillance Must not Be Abused," China News, November 7, 1999.
[2623] United States Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2001, March 4, 2002, available at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8294.htm.
[2624] "'Taiwan's Watergate,' Says Chen after Wiretap Found," Taipei Times, January 26, 2000.
[2625] "Soong Aides Make Wiretapping Claim," China News, November 4, 1999.
[2626] "Military Intelligence Bureau Denies Political Surveillance at Home," British Broadcasting Corporation, October 11, 2000.
[2627] Jimmy Chuang, "NSB Denies Bugging Lawmakers," Taipei Times, April 5, 2002, available at http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/04/05/print/0000130595.
[2628] "Legislature Revises HIV Prevention Law regarding Foreigners Found to Be Positive," Taipei Times, July 1, 2000.
[2629] An Enforcement Ordinance of the HIV Prevention Law.
[2630] "When Smart Cards Get too Smart," The Industry Standard, September 7, 1998.
[2631] Tsai Ting-I, "Fingerprint Law likely to Be Axed," Taipei Times, January 1, 2002, available at http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/01/01/print/0000118132.
[2632] See the Alliance for Personal Data Protection web site http://www.tahr.org.tw/PDPA/index.htm (in Chinese).
[2633] Tyng-Ruey Chuang & Jan-Ming Ho, "The National Fingerprint Databank: Does Taiwan Really Need One?," Human Rights Magazine, Spring 2002 (in Chinese).
[2634] Tyng-Ruey Chuang, "The Health Insurance IC Card System and Personal Data Protection," Liberty Times, August 6, 2002, available at http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2002/new/aug/6/today-o1.htm#o4 (in Chinese).
[2635] Chuang Chi-ting, "Paperless Health-cards Unveiled," Taipei Times, November 12, 2001, available at http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/11/12/print/0000111165.
[2636] See generally the Alliance for Personal Data Protection web site http://www.tahr.org.tw/PDPA/index.htm (in Chinese).
[2637] Tsai Ting-I, "Legislators Target Hidden Cameras," Taipei Times, March 12, 2002, available at http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/03/12/print/0000127325.
[2638] Tsai Ting-I, "Legislators Demand Tougher Legislation for Candid Cameras," Taipei Times, March 6, 2002, available at http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/03/12/print/0000126529.
[2639] Lawrence Chung, "Stop Fanning such Voyeurism, Taipei Government Tells Media," Straights Times (Singapore), March 2, 2002.
[2640] "Adultery: the Pursuit of Happiness - or a Crime against the State?" Asiaweek, November 16, 2001.
[2641] "Taiwan Wives Can Spy on Spouses with Special Phone," Straits Times (Singapore), July 22, 2001.
[2642] "Taiwan Internet Usage at Cybercafes up 9.2% in Two Years," Chinese Information and Cultural Center, July 8, 2001, available at http://www.taipei.org/teco/cicc/news/english/e-07-08-01/e-07-08-01-13.htm.
[2643] "Government Unveils Net café Provisions," Taiwan Headlines, December 5, 2001, available at http://www.taiwanheadlines.gov.tw/20011205/20011205s1.html.
[2644] Adam Creed, "Taiwan Drafts New Rules for Internet Cafes," Washington Post, December 6, 2001.