Beijing drafts law proposing tighter cybersecurity

Beijing

CHINA'S Parliament has published a draft cybersecurity law that consolidates Beijing's control over data, with potentially significant consequences for Internet service providers and multinational firms doing business in the country.

The document, dated Monday but picked up by state media on Wednesday, strengthens user privacy protection from hackers and data resellers but simultaneously elevates the government's powers to access, obtain records and block dissemination of private information deemed illegal under Chinese law.