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Cybersecurity to be further strengthened(2)

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2017-12-02 10:11China Daily Editor: Yao Lan ECNS App Download

Timeline of regulations

November 2016

・ The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passes China's first Cybersecurity Law.

・ It allows authorities to take action against overseas individuals or organizations that harm China's interests.

June 1, 2017

・ The Cybersecurity Law comes into effect.

・ Information and important data in key fields should be protected, as well as "sensitive" infrastructure, telecommunications services and the financial sector.

・ A ban on online service providers collecting personal information from users that is irrelevant to the services they provide.

・ Personal information should be obtained in accordance with relevant laws.

August 2017

・ China's Cyberspace Administration, or CCA, adopts supplementary regulations based on the Cybersecurity Law.

・ Service providers must take responsibility for reviewing and supervising online information and forums.

・ Online forum users must be registered under their real names.

・ Internet administrators should increase supervision on online comments.

・ Illegal comments should not be published.

・ People who publish illegal comments should be named on a blacklist.

September 2017

・ CCA issues new supplementary regulations based on the Cybersecurity Law.

・ Social media and internet group chats, such as WeChat, QQ and Weibo, come under new regulations.

・ Groups that post illegal content, such as pornography, violence, terrorism-related offenses and false information, will have their accounts closed or suspended.

・ The groups' founders will have their credit ratings lowered, their management rights suspended and put on a blacklist.

October 2017

・ CCA adopts further supplementary regulations based on the Cybersecurity Law.

・ The behavior of employees working for online news service providers comes under new regulations.

・ Staff members to receive regular training.

・ Those posting improper information will be named on a blacklist.

・ While developing new internet technologies, news service providers must safeguard national security and public interest.

 

  

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