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‘When it comes to data protection, the genie is out of the bottle’
Matthias Schroeder, a Beijing-born German lawyer, talks about Chinese lawmakers who feel above their own laws, on different senses of justice between Germans and Chinese, and on the relationship between state and society. In his opinion, the new data protection law will bring about a decisive change for China. Frank Sieren spoke with Schroeder. continue reading →
PIPL: better protection of personal data
China's Congress has passed the first national data protection law. Beijing has not only recognized the urgency to dry up the black market that has grown around consumer data. The government also wants to clarify the hitherto open questions surrounding dominance in the business with data. Will the authorities prevail against the tech corporations? continue reading →
Car manufacturers required to keep data in China
New regulations by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will require automakers to account for the data collected by connected vehicles, reported by business portal Caixin. The upcoming tightening of regulations is seen as part of the large-scale reorganization of China’s tech industries towards more conformity. A key issue here is the location of […] continue reading →
One year of Hong Kong security law: companies under scrutiny
Hong Kong's National Security Act is not only of political nature, it offers Chinese companies concrete advantages over Western competitors. State-owned enterprises can invoke national interests in the event of a dispute. With this Hong Kong is finally losing its status as an oasis of the rule of law, warns Dennis Kwok. Kwok was an MP for the pro-democracy Civic Party and now lives in exile. continue reading →
China slaughters its Golden Goose
Beijing's action against Didi appears to be just the beginning of a wider campaign to seize control of China's thriving tech sector. China's tech entrepreneurs are in for a rude awakening. Meanwhile, Washington's worries may have unfounded. The Chinese government seems to be doing everything in its power to lose its tech race with the US. continue reading →
Digital education: dark shadows over a lamp
Tech company Bytedance is entering the digital education sector with the introduction of a surveillance camera built into a lamp. Parents should be able to keep an eye on their offspring from a distance while they do their homework. The driving force behind the favorable sales figures is the guilty conscience of parents who are trying to reconcile work and family. But the lamp with a built-in screen and tutoring function casts a grim shadow on the future of learning. continue reading →
China’s diet plan for data hunger
The increasing number of IPOs of Chinese companies abroad is apparently a thorn in Beijing's side. Officials claim that there is great concern that foreign powers - for example in the US - could access their collected data. It is not yet clear whether the tightened rules are about a power struggle between the state and the private sector, or whether the state is actually committed to protecting its citizens' personal data. It's quite possible that both is true. continue reading →
Hisense receives TÜV certification
Hisense Smart TV has been certified for data protection by TÜV Rheinland for the first time. The Hisense platform smart TV VIDAA 72671 has been awarded for product cybersecurity and privacy standard certification. This makes Hisense the first TV brand in the world to receive this award. The certificate originates from the “ETSI EN 303 […] continue reading →
Data privacy: Didi removed from app stores
Only after going public, ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing is under attack by Chinese regulators. On Saturday the Cyberspace Administration ordered China’s internet providers to remove Didi from app stores, as reported by Bloomberg news agency. Currently, the popular app cannot be re-downloaded. Reasons list violations of privacy rules. As soon as Didi complies with national […] continue reading →