China's Unprecedented Cyber Law Signals Its Intent To Protect a Precious Commodity: Data (technologyreview.com) 27
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: An aggressive new cybersecurity and data protection law in China that goes into effect today will have global ripple effects, and could serve as a model for other governments. But the Chinese government has also left many parts of the law vague -- likely an intentional move meant to allow the country to stake out its own sense of "cyber sovereignty" while waiting to see how the U.S., Europe, and others decide to regulate the flow of data across international borders. The new law is a resounding announcement from China that it intends to be a global player in controlling perhaps the most precious commodity of the digital economy: data. It's hard to know how the law will actually change things because the most controversial aspects of it are so vague. Among them is a requirement that certain companies submit their products to the government for cybersecurity checks, which may even involve reviewing source code. How often it would be required, and how the government will determine which products must be reviewed is unknown. This could come into play as part of China's broader regulatory push to expand law enforcement's power to access data during criminal investigations. Another vague directive calls for companies to store certain data within the country's borders, in the interest of safeguarding sensitive information from espionage or other foreign meddling. The government has delayed the implementation of this change until the end of 2018, however.
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ENEMEDIA PRESSLITUTES LAME STREAM MEDIA and the Globalists
Mr. Bannon, it's time for your medication, sir. Does the gentleman prefer vodka or gin tonight?
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Actually it was Clinton that enabled China's rise with Free Trade then Obama sitting back doing nothing the last 8 years during China's aggression.
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The USA is still building bases in the Korean Sea and the Sea of Japan. Let's not forget 60 years of US aggression.
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My goodness, so much proven criminal corruption!
Fortunately, those horrible crooked corrupt liars guilty of criminal acts are facing the merciless might of implacable yet righteous enemies: the Republican party and Donald Trump, who now fully control all facets of the federal government and therefore have complete freedom to carry out Trump’s campaign promise: that those crooked corrupt liars are going to jail! Drain the swamp! Yeah!
So Well, what are they waiting for, huh? It’s been five months
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If anything China is slowly becoming the voice of reason.
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Hahahahaha (Score:2)
China concerned about intellectual property. LOL.
Value of Data? (Score:2)
The value of data is an illusion, in reality the uses to which it is currently put will likely become illegal, so zero value, just a cost. So it is with regard to security aspects and where the data is held, who can access it and what they can do with it. Easiest security response crack down on it's collection, only sufficient for taxation purposes and medical purposes. The reality is targeted marketing doesn't generates the profits claimed, else they would be bragging about the numbers, instead they pump t
Censorship potential? (Score:2)
Disappointing discussion. No humor and no consideration of the potential use of the new law for censorship.