Last week, the Chinese government published a new draft of their right to cybersecurity. In accordance with previous regulations, the law gives the government expanded control of the Internet in China, the granting of Cyberspace Administration of China and its director the power to scan the Internet on political decisions.
Although this is nothing new for the country, it is worrying to see the government increase control and see the existing censorship practices writing. The bill maintains the longstanding content restrictions in China (pornography, political materials, foreign sites and many national sites). It also includes a mandate for them to close access to Internet service providers in "major incidents of social security", and a requirement that user data store companies in places in China.
"the laws of this nature are anathema to the continued operation of the Internet: they represent a movement toward the nation on the basis of" net intra "inhibit the proper functioning of cloud platforms, and represent a trend disturbing the regulation of content using technical measures, "said David Snead, Co-founder and Chair, Task Force on public policy at I2 Coalition.
the bill may also have effects on foreign companies. Although these effects are not yet clearly defined, they are a concern for the market.
"competition can only occur when governments intercede in the market to remove foreign competitors and benefit incumbent local. Whether such intervention is actually motivated by "public morality" concerns or is simply dressed protectionism as such, is ultimately unimportant if it violates international commitments, "said Matt Schruers, Vice President Law & Policy, ICC.
As a company committed to a free and open Internet, Golden Frog also found these alarming regulations. More worrisome are some similarities in the law for the current political debate in the United States.
"It is interesting that China backdoors want encryption, too," Yokubaitis said Sunday, President of Golden Frog. "In some ways, the United States begins to resemble China more than the Europe, especially as we continue to balance economic issues of national security interests. "
For more information on how Golden Frog protects a free and open Internet, visit: https://www.goldenfrog.com/about-us/vision-paper
For learn more about the bill on China cyber security, visit: http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-draft-cybersecurity-law/
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