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Thursday, July 27, 2017, 18:11
China to boost protection of data held by online service providers
By Xinhua
Thursday, July 27, 2017, 18:11 By Xinhua

This photo illustration taken on March 12, 2014 shows the logo of Chinese instant messaging platform WeChat on a mobile device. Chinese authorities said on July 27, 2017 that they would take measures to increase personal information protection by reviewing the clauses of 10 online service providers including WeChat. (Peter Parks / AFP)

BEIJING – China will take measures to increase personal information protection by reviewing the clauses of 10 online service providers.

The firms are: WeChat, Weibo, Taobao, Jingdong, Alipay, Amap, Baidu Map, Didi, Umetrip and Ctrip.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Standardization Administration will jointly carry out the check.

According to a CAC official, the move is an important step to implement the Cybersecurity Law, which took effect on June 1, banning online service providers from collecting and selling users' personal information.

While protecting personal information, service providers should also make good use of such information to offer better service to China's 800 million netizens and maintain their rights and interests, the official said.

The law, adopted by top legislature last November, stipulates that Internet service providers cannot collect user information that is irrelevant to their services, and that they should handle such information in line with laws and agreements.

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