Many of these changes mirror what has taken place in other developing countries, but Chen Yiyun, a professor at China's Academy of Social Sciences, points to one factor unique to China: its one-child policy, which is still widely observed in cities.
Carole Therelaut of Naked Security points out that the data breach comes after the X-Factor changed its rules in the U.S. to allow children as young as 12 to enter its competition, unnervingly putting personal data on pre-teens in the hands of faceless hackers.
The star power has been a clear factor for the Raptors, who have gone 7-3 since trading for Memphis forward Rudy Gay (he had 32 points in Friday's victory over the Knicks).