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China To Implement Cyber Security Law From Thursday (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the it's-here dept.

China, battling increased threats from cyber-terrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandates strict data surveillance and storage for firms working in the country, the official Xinhua news agency said. From a report: The law, passed in November by the country's largely rubber-stamp parliament, bans online service providers from collecting and selling users' personal information, and gives users the right to have their information deleted, in cases of abuse. "Those who violate the provisions and infringe on personal information will face hefty fines," the news agency said on Monday, without elaborating.

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  1. Enforcement by jader3rd · · Score: 2

    I wonder how they're going to enforce that.

    1. Re: Enforcement by guruevi · · Score: 4, Insightful

      China has a very easy way: play ball or don't do business here. They understand that whatever you're offering, someone else is more than willing to fill the gap, there is no such thing as a company they can't survive without.

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  2. Mainly it sounds GREAT by charliemerritt03 · · Score: 2

    Sounds like a law the West could use.

  3. whaaaa by XSportSeeker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    China treating privacy with more respect than most western countries... what a time to be alive

    1. Re:whaaaa by bursch-X · · Score: 3, Informative

      You've got it wrong. China demands others to treat users with more respect, while at the same time the government is taking a shit on your hard drive. And has basically access to everything anyone does on the net in China. They just don't want to share with others.

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      There are two rules for success:
      1. Never tell everything you know.
  4. personal data + analytics = power by sidetrack · · Score: 2

    In the West, whoever can afford to buy your data and sufficient analytics and brains/AI to watch the campaign feedback are probably the next government.

    The Chinese government have realised this, and are trying to make sure that data isn't available (commercially) for their individual citizens. They see it as a significant risk to their establishment I'd guess. I hope the EU countries pass similar laws.