A new law forces Chinese companies to provide encryption keys

[NovusBal]

Source: http://www.eteknix.com/chinese-anti-terrorism-law-forces-companies-provide-encryption-keys/

 

While the debate on the topic rages on in the West, China now has joined Kazakhstan in the club of nations that have compromised the encryption of their citizens’ data for the sake of the state. As part of new anti-terrorism legislation passed by China’s legislature, internet companies that operate within the borders of China are required to hand over encryption keys and passwords to data when requested by the government.

 

 

So it seems that the Chinese government want to be able to access any and all companies encryption and their data, should they request it. Although understand this isn't a case of PROVIDING encryption keys right away, but rather being forced to give them up if it is REQUESTED.

 

Although that still doesn't rule out the fact that many companies are going to be displeased with this, especially companies that have relations with products being made in China, it could cause conflictions between companies and the Chinese governments, as obviously a company who is sat within for example the US may not want to abide by this, but in the end will have to if any of their business resides in China.

 

I personally prefer that companies can hold data away from the government as it is private information, but there is situations where they may have to or have interest in pursuing personal data, even if I do not agree with their reasons. We can wait to see how companies react to this such as Apple and Samsung.

[qwertywarrior]

didnt the US already do this with CISPA ?

[Master Disaster]

Source: http://www.eteknix.com/chinese-anti-terrorism-law-forces-companies-provide-encryption-keys/

 

 

So it seems that the Chinese government want to be able to access any and all companies encryption and their data, should they request it. Although understand this isn't a case of PROVIDING encryption keys right away, but rather being forced to give them up if it is REQUESTED.

 

Although that still doesn't rule out the fact that many companies are going to be displeased with this, especially companies that have relations with products being made in China, it could cause conflictions between companies and the Chinese governments, as obviously a company who is sat within for example the US may not want to abide by this, but in the end will have to if any of their business resides in China.

 

I personally prefer that companies can hold data away from the government as it is private information, but there is situations where they may have to or have interest in pursuing personal data, even if I do not agree with their reasons. We can wait to see how companies react to this such as Apple and Samsung.

 

The legal status of any data held by a company is determined by the country in which said data resides, not the country which the company resides in.

 

Chinese companies will simply start storing data in other countries where it cannot be touched by the Chinese government, much like when MS moved their data farms to Ireland.

[C0LL0SS0S]

I really think that official laws are pointless in those cases, as if Google never got the NSA keys illegally... the whole Thing is so fucked up...

[Atmos]

 

Not going to lie, only thing that surprised me was China this long to actually do it though.

Pretty much any company that matters outside of China will get around it, no doubt, all this does though is move some jobs away from china, and into other regions.

[SansVarnic]

Its China, no surprise here.

[Syntaxvgm]

didnt the US already do this with CISPA ?

I don't think so, never heard this, but could be true I guess. I know a lot of politicians are trying  to do this. Dumb ass holes.