REAL NAME DECISION
October China Bulletin

The recently promulgated Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Strengthening the Protection of Information on the Internet, in addition to developing China’s privacy jurisprudence, continues the development of China’s regulation of Internet service providers (ISPs), commercial use of the Internet and control over Internet content.
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DRAFT INTERNET PUBLISHING SERVICES MEASURES
October China Bulletin

The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council issued a draft of the Measures for the Administration of Internet Publishing Services in December (Chinese version), and are accepting comments on the draft until January 10th.  The regulations apply to publication of edited and selected works on the Internet or through the Internet, such as electronic publications,
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MOBILE APP MARKET TO BE REGULATED
October China Bulletin

In response to the increasing use of smart phones (estimated at 200 million) and tablet computers in China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) stated in December that it intends to strengthen regulation of the mobile applications (app) market.  Proposed regulations, not yet released, are likely to require mobile app platform operators and stores to comply with a registration
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