diff --git a/src/Controller/Api/ApiUserController.php b/src/Controller/Api/ApiUserController.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Controller\Api;
+
+use App\Entity\User;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Serializer;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Encoder\XmlEncoder;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Encoder\JsonEncoder;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\ObjectNormalizer;
+
+/**
+ * @Route("/user")
+ */
+class ApiUserController extends AbstractController
+{
+    /**
+     * @Route("/{id}", name="api_user_detail", methods={"GET"})
+     * @param User $user
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function detail(User $user)
+    {
+        $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('view', $user);
+        return new JsonResponse($this->serialize($user), 200);
+    }
+
+    protected function serialize(User $user)
+    {
+        $encoders = [new XmlEncoder(), new JsonEncoder()];
+        $normalizers = [new ObjectNormalizer()];
+
+        $serializer = new Serializer($normalizers, $encoders);
+
+        $json = $serializer->serialize($user, 'json');
+
+        return $json;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Security/UserVoter.php b/src/Security/UserVoter.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Security;
+
+use App\Entity\User;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization\Voter\Voter;
+use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authorization\AccessDecisionManagerInterface;
+
+class UserVoter extends Voter
+{
+    // these strings are just invented: you can use anything
+    const VIEW = 'view';
+    const EDIT = 'edit';
+
+    private $decisionManager;
+
+    public function __construct(AccessDecisionManagerInterface $decisionManager)
+    {
+        $this->decisionManager = $decisionManager;
+    }
+
+    protected function supports($attribute, $subject)
+    {
+        // if the attribute isn't one we support, return false
+        if (!in_array($attribute, array(self::VIEW, self::EDIT))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // only vote on User objects inside this voter
+        if (!$subject instanceof User) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected function voteOnAttribute($attribute, $subject, TokenInterface $token)
+    {
+        $user = $token->getUser();
+
+        if (!$user instanceof User) {
+            // the user must be logged in; if not, deny access
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // ROLE_SUPER_ADMIN can do anything! The power!
+        if ($this->decisionManager->decide($token, array('ROLE_ADMIN'))) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // you know $subject is a User object, thanks to supports
+        /** @var User $userSubject */
+        $userSubject = $subject;
+
+        switch ($attribute) {
+            case self::VIEW:
+                return $this->canView($userSubject, $user);
+            case self::EDIT:
+                return $this->canEdit($userSubject, $user);
+        }
+
+        throw new \LogicException('This code should not be reached!');
+    }
+
+    private function canView(User $userSubject, User $user)
+    {
+        // if they can edit, they can view
+        if ($this->canEdit($userSubject, $user)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // the User object could have, for example, a method isPrivate()
+        // that checks a boolean $private property
+        return $user === $userSubject;
+    }
+
+    private function canEdit(User $userSubject, User $user)
+    {
+        // this assumes that the data object has a getOwner() method
+        // to get the entity of the user who owns this data object
+        return $user === $userSubject;
+    }
+}
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