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I find it interesting that the paper does not mention other potential motivations for the changes and seems to take the CCP's statements at face value. Maybe th
by Shortani 5y ago
I find it interesting that the paper does not mention other potential motivations for the changes and seems to take the CCP's statements at face value. Maybe they are simply directly reporting on what has been stated, but it does make sense that the CCP is concerned about the shifting power of control. I think this has little to do with privacy and protections of peoples' rights and everything to do with a tug of war happening above the citizens heads.
- not2b 5y agoI think that the article is implying all of that without saying so directly (maybe trying not to be banned in China). They refer at several points to the government's fear of companies having more data on people than the government does, making clear that this is about maintaining control and power.
- yorwba 5y agoIt's hard to run a country if you make public policy announcements that don't reflect what you want. Even if you tell your inner circle not to take the policy seriously, there'll be a lot of outsiders taking it at face value, especially in a country with more than a billion people. Based on what they heard coming from the central government, various municipalities are working on stricter laws (e.g. Shenzhen's new data regulations http://www.szrd.gov.cn/szrd_zlda/szrd_zlda_flfg/flfg_szfg/content/post_706636.html http://www.szrd.gov.cn/szrd_zlda/szrd_zlda_flfg/flfg_szfg/co... ) and economic publications are talking about the potentially astronomic fines and steps compliance departments are taking to manage that risk https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bAbyNyg4FZSsbrY9he5BkA https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bAbyNyg4FZSsbrY9he5BkA Sure would be a bummer if the government didn't really mean it that way, but companies end up improving their data management practices anyway.