Online information bill to be deliberated
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December 23, 2012, Sunday
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A DRAFT bill on strengthening Internet information protection will formally be tabled for deliberation at a bimonthly session of China's legislature set to open tomorrow.
Widely hailed by Internet and telecom experts and online commentators, the long-awaited move comes amid China's efforts to secure citizens' personal information from becoming prey to illegality.
Behind China's surging online scam, fraud and identity theft in recent years has been a rapidly growing Internet sector and a lagged-behind law system for personal information protection, according to analysts.
A public security ministry statement gave real cases as examples of how Internet information can be abused.
On April 7, an Internet user surnamed Sun in east China's Wuxi City was shocked to discover that 47,000 yuan (US$7,537) was transferred out of his Internet bank account.
The money all went to an unverified personal account with a popular online payment service. He spent the sum in buying Internet virtual currency in order to launder the money he illicitly obtained.
It took time for police to ascertain the real identity of the suspect because no real name was provided in the online payment account registration.
The suspect was finally apprehended in northeast China's Liaoning Province.
"The lack of a sound law system to protect personal information in China is a serious problem," said Li Yuxiao, an expert in Internet management and law studies with Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
He said the country should quicken legislation moves to toughen the fight on infringement upon privacy.
Widely hailed by Internet and telecom experts and online commentators, the long-awaited move comes amid China's efforts to secure citizens' personal information from becoming prey to illegality.
Behind China's surging online scam, fraud and identity theft in recent years has been a rapidly growing Internet sector and a lagged-behind law system for personal information protection, according to analysts.
A public security ministry statement gave real cases as examples of how Internet information can be abused.
On April 7, an Internet user surnamed Sun in east China's Wuxi City was shocked to discover that 47,000 yuan (US$7,537) was transferred out of his Internet bank account.
The money all went to an unverified personal account with a popular online payment service. He spent the sum in buying Internet virtual currency in order to launder the money he illicitly obtained.
It took time for police to ascertain the real identity of the suspect because no real name was provided in the online payment account registration.
The suspect was finally apprehended in northeast China's Liaoning Province.
"The lack of a sound law system to protect personal information in China is a serious problem," said Li Yuxiao, an expert in Internet management and law studies with Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
He said the country should quicken legislation moves to toughen the fight on infringement upon privacy.
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