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Any
business transferring data of over 1000 gigabytes or affecting
over 500,000 users will be assessed on its security measures and
on the potential of the data to harm national interests, showed
the draft from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).
The law would ban the export of any economic, technological or
scientific data whose transfer would pose a threat to security
or public interests. It would also require firms to obtain the
consent of users before transmitting data abroad.
The proposed law, which focuses on personal information
security, comes just a day after state media reported government
rewards of $1,500 to $73,000 for citizens who report suspected
spies.
It is also an extension of legislation passed in November
formalizing a range of controls over firms that handle data in
industries the government deems critical to national interests.
Business groups have criticized the November law, which is
effective from June, calling rules "vague" and claiming they
unfairly target foreign companies with stringent requirements.
Chinese officials denied that the November law targets foreign
firms.
Under the rules released on Tuesday, sensitive geographic data
such as information on marine environments would also be subject
to scrutiny. Destination countries and the likelihood of
oversees tampering would also be factored in to any assessments.
The draft is open for public comment until May 11.
(Reporting by Cate Cadell; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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