Legislation will soon help Web users protect online privacy and ensure that they agree to any personal information being passed on.
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Experts said legislation is the best way to protect residents' private information on the Internet and provide a safer online environment.
A draft bill on strengthening Internet information protection will be tabled for deliberation at a bimonthly session of China's legislature.
Shenzhen is preparing to introduce legislation to protect against the theft of personal information and other forms of identity crime.
Investigations have been initiated on 17 listed Chinese companies because of information disclosure problems, according to the China Securities Regulatory Commission on Dec 17.
Hebei province has passed its first regulation that seeks to halt public disclosure of personal information.
Securities regulator unveiled a set of measures on safeguarding information security in the securities and futures industries, which will take effect on Nov 1.
The third annual RSA Conference China, an information security conference and exposition, started on Tuesday in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.
China had tracked and dealt with 13,923 phishing websites in the first half of the year, according to the Anti-phishing Alliance of China.
China has asked government agencies and companies to improve their ability to ward off computer hackers and data thieves, as the Internet has created more information security risks.
China should pay extra attention to Internet security issues as hackers have started to put their hands on online banking and payment platforms.
The government on Thursday began to solicit public opinion on proposed changes to a 12-year-old law on the management of Internet service in China.
Analysts said that various phone applications adored by smart phone users have become a new target for hackers to steal personal information.
China's information security industry will generate 67 billion yuan ($10.5 billion) in revenue in 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said.
Chinese police have apprehended 1,936 suspects in an ongoing campaign against the illegal trading of individuals' private information.
More than 1,700 people were arrested on suspicion of stealing or misusing personal information.
Chinese experts warned of increasing loopholes in online safety as new technologies and applications pose fresh challenges to information security.
Trading people's private information could be outlawed under a draft bill being considered in Hebei province.
Guidelines will be released this year instructing businesses to collect personal information only when absolutely necessary and to delete it immediately after use.
Dun & Bradstreet Corp, a US commercial information company, said on Monday that its employees in China may have violated the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other laws in its China operations, and it has suspended operations at its Shanghai units pending investigations.
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