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China’s Social Credit System – An Episode out of Black Mirror?

December 22, 2017

China's Social Credit System is scores the reputation of citizens and businesses operating within its sovereign border, using data collected from social media, financial institutions and government records. The purpose is to increase trust, transparency and confidence in the domestic marketplace but at what cost?

Image of highways over a China city representing China's cybersecurity law driving towards cyber sovereignty

Cyber Security Insights

China’s Cybersecurity Law Pushes Cyber Sovereignty Vision

January 8, 2018

For years, China has used the World Internet Conference to advance its vision for cyber sovereignty. Now it looks like the various ideas and concepts, including the new Cybersecurity Law, undergirding this vision are starting to be put into effect for China’s Internet, with unknown implications.

Image of woman using mobile phone in front of laptop signifying anger over the breach of privacy by China Internet giants

Data Privacy News

Anger Over Alleged Breach of Privacy by China Internet Giants

January 15, 2018

Chinese Internet users have become much more vocal about what they perceive to be potential breach of privacy by China Internet Giants - Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent.

Chinese flag in a crowded old shopping street in China showing the big business of selling customer data

Data Protection Insights

Selling Customer Data Is Big Business in China

September 10, 2018

Selling customer data such as banking records, vehicle registration and mobile phone usage is big business in China. Recent data theft of 130 million clients of Huazhu Hotels Group saw the stolen payment and contact information going for about US$56,000.

Computer keyboard with the Chinese flag on it showing Internet surveillance in China

Data Privacy News

China Steps Up Internet Surveillance by Recording User Activities

December 19, 2018

Increasing Internet surveillance with new set of rules saw Internet authorities in China clenching an iron fist requiring tech companies to identify the real registered names of users and to record user activities.

Tiananmen Square in Beijing showing concern with China's Social Credit System

Cyber Security Insights

How China’s Social Credit System Will Erode Privacy in the West

February 22, 2019

By now, the Social Credit System that the Republic of China has been planning to implement since 2014 is known about across the globe. If you think the Western world is miles apart from taking measures even remotely similar to the SCC in China, then you’re dead wrong.

Telecommunications tower against dark sky showing Huawei's challenges

Cyber Security News

Huawei Challenges United States on Constitutionality of Equipment Ban

March 29, 2019

Huawei hits back at the United States after it's PR charm offensive including opening up it's source code went nowhere. It reminded the world of the biggest scandal of the century – the PRISM program and Five Eyes surveillance.

Flags of USA and China on two clenched fists showing the new draft China cybersecurity law which could block US tech firms from doing business

Cyber Security News

New China Cybersecurity Law Could Block Tech Firms From the United States

June 12, 2019

A new draft China cybersecurity law could restrict certain U.S. companies from doing business in the country which clearly represent a tit-for-tat in the escalating trade and cyber war between U.S. and China.

Hacker using computer showing most cyber attacks on China are from U.S.

Cyber Security News

New CNCERT Report Shows Most Cyber Attacks on China Originate from United States

June 24, 2019

One key finding from CNCERT report shows most cyber attacks are using U.S. servers to implant viruses and carry out botnet attacks against Chinese computer assets.

Huawei mobile phone shop showing privacy concerns on Hongmeng OS

Data Privacy News

How Serious is Huawei’s Claim That Hongmeng OS is Going to Be Faster, Have Comparable Privacy to iOS?

July 15, 2019

Huawei claims that not only will they benchmark its Hongmeng OS against Apple iOS when it comes to data privacy and security, it will also be 60% faster than Android and MacOS.

China

China’s Social Credit System – An Episode out of Black Mirror?

China’s Cybersecurity Law Pushes Cyber Sovereignty Vision

Anger Over Alleged Breach of Privacy by China Internet Giants

Selling Customer Data Is Big Business in China

China Steps Up Internet Surveillance by Recording User Activities

How China’s Social Credit System Will Erode Privacy in the West

Huawei Challenges United States on Constitutionality of Equipment Ban

New China Cybersecurity Law Could Block Tech Firms From the United States

New CNCERT Report Shows Most Cyber Attacks on China Originate from United States

How Serious is Huawei’s Claim That Hongmeng OS is Going to Be Faster, Have Comparable Privacy to iOS?

New CISA Program to Warn Critical Infrastructure Companies of Vulnerabilities That Could Invite Ransomware Attacks

Bitcoin ATMs Hacked, Millions in Crypto Stolen as Threat Actors Exploit an Upload Vulnerability

Titles of User Chat Histories Exposed by ChatGPT Bug

Chinese Hackers Targeting Outer Layers of Networks for Cyber Attacks, Using New Malware for “Multi-Year” Intrusions