A cyber expert researcher has uncovered an unsecured Chinese database listing identity numbers, education levels and marital status of over 1.8 million women, including a ‘BreedReady’ status.
The meaning of the database’s classification ‘BreedReady’ is still unclear, with speculation it could be a poor translation into English meaning anything from women of child-bearing age to women who actually have children.
The women range from between 15 to 92 years old, with 90% of the database’s females single at an average age of 32.
Chinese locals on the internet are divided over the discovery, with some drawing comparisons to popular television show The Handmaid’s Tale.