Is it illegal to send text messages with private mobile phone numbers?

Natural persons have the right to privacy, so it is illegal to send text messages with private mobile phone numbers.

China's civil code stipulates that natural persons have the right to privacy. No organization or individual may infringe upon the privacy rights of others by spying, harassing, exposing or making public. Privacy is the private space, private activities and private information that natural people live in peace and don't want to be known by others. Personal information of natural persons is protected by law. Personal information is all kinds of information recorded by electronic means or other means that can identify a specific natural person alone or in combination with other information.

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Right to Privacy Article 1032 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Natural persons have the right to privacy. No organization or individual may infringe upon the privacy rights of others by spying, harassing, exposing or making public. Privacy is the private space, private activities and private information that natural people live in peace and don't want to be known by others.

The definition of personal information in Article 1034 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) is protected by law. Personal information is all kinds of information recorded electronically or in other ways that can identify a specific natural person alone or in combination with other information, including natural person's name, date of birth, ID number, biometric information, address, telephone number, e-mail address, health information, whereabouts information, etc. The privacy information in personal information shall be subject to the provisions on privacy; If there are no provisions, the provisions on the protection of personal information shall apply.