By Susan Ning, Han Wu, Yangdi Zhao, Yuanshan Li King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group
A Brief Introduction to China’s Cybersecurity Law
By Cecilia (Xianying) Lou, Mark (Guangrui) Fu King & Wood Mallesons’ Corporate & Securities group.
This article was first published in the June 2017 edition of CSj, the journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and published by Ninehills Media Ltd. It aims to give an introduction to China’s Cybersecurity Law which becomes effective this month, and assess the implications of the law for companies with a business presence in both Mainland China and Hong Kong.
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Could“Big Data”Facilitate Monopoly and How Shall We Step In?
“Big Data”, one of the hot topics in recent years, has been widely discussed. The impact of “Big Data” on competition interests both practitioners and scholars. The major concern from antitrust perspective is whether “Big Data” could facilitate monopoly, especially in the platform economy where data could be easily accessed or collected by platforms from multiple sides of the market. The purpose of this article is to review the role of data in different stages of platform development and analyze the possibility of monopoly based on the interplay between data and platforms. We will also discuss when and how authorities should intervene with the anti-competitive behaviors in the platform economy driven by “Big Data” in different scenarios.
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Ushering in a New Era of Internet News Regulation
By Susan Ning, Wu Han, Yang Nan King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group.
The Provisions on the Management of Internet News Services[1] (the “Provisions”) were released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on 2 May 2017. Issued jointly by the State Council Information Office (“SCIO”) and the Ministry of Information Industry, the Provisions replace the previous provisions from 2005 (the “2005 Provisions”). They establish a brand-new regulatory framework and approach in response to the development of the Internet over the last decade, responding to the growth of self-media and diversified means of communication. The Provisions are expected to open up a new era of Internet news regulation in China.
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Strong Basis for Regulatory Enforcement
By Susan Ning, Wu Han, Chen Shengnan, Li Huihui King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group.
On May 2, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) successively published on its official website the Measures for Security Review of Network Products and Services (Tentative) (the “Review Measures”), the Provisions on the Administration of Internet News Information Services (the “Administrative Provisions”) and the Procedural Regulations for Administrative Law Enforcement Concerning Internet Information Content Management (the “Procedural Regulations”). Following our earlier writings about the Review Measures and the Administrative Provisions, this article focuses on the main features and content of the Procedural Regulations.
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Five Things You Need to Know About the Upcoming Cybersecurity Review System
By Wang Rui and Song Yafei King & Wood Mallesons’ Corporate & Securities group
Cyber security is at the forefront of law review throughout the world and China is no exception. The state has released a number of regulations and policy documents on cyber security such as Cybersecurity Law (《网络安全法》), Cyberspace Security Strategy （《国家网络空间安全战略》）, and
The future of cybersecurity – WWTD? (What Would Trump Do?)
By Yonah Baker and Daniella Phair. King & Wood Mallesons’ Melbourne office.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a non-profit policy research organisation in the United States, estimates that the theft of data and other IP results in a global cost between $450-600 billion each year.
To help counter this threat,