Travel websites are not allowed to use big data to exploit people. What are the punishments if they are found to have used data?

For the big data processing of tourism websites, the relevant departments of our country have made the following regulations. According to the "Interim Regulations on the Management of Online Tourism Operation Services" promulgated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, online tourism operators are not allowed to use big data and other technical means to differentiate the same product or service under the same conditions for tourists with different consumption characteristics. The price; anyone who violates the provisions of this article shall be punished by the culture and tourism administrative department at or above the county level in accordance with the provisions of Article 77 of the "Electronic Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China". Specifically, the market supervision and management department shall order corrections within a time limit, confiscate illegal gains, and may impose a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of not less than 200,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan may be imposed. .

This regulation will also be officially implemented on October 1, 2020. Big data abuse has abused technical means such as analysis, and set unfair treatment conditions based on tourists’ consumption records, travel preferences, etc. and transaction conditions, which also violate the legitimate rights and interests of tourists. In the face of the same product or service, the price seen by old customers is much more expensive than the price seen by new customers. This phenomenon seriously damages the rights and interests of tourists. The term "online tourism operation services" as mentioned in the "Interim Provisions on the Management of Online Tourism Operation Services" refers to business activities that provide tourists with package tour services or individual tourism services such as transportation, accommodation, catering, sightseeing, and entertainment through information networks such as the Internet.

This time’s regulations are also specifically targeted at this type of online tourism operators. Some businesses will mislead, induce, replace or force tourists to make evaluations for the sake of good reputation of their stores. Some comments that are detrimental to the development of the store will also be deleted. Such comments are untrue.

In our daily travels, we are buying tickets or making reservations online more and more often, and these merchants may also engage in illegal behavior. We must report it in time when we encounter it. Business type.