China:
CAC Issues Rules For Mobile Internet Providers
04 October 2016
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Jonathon Little
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Richard Johnson
,
Anand Varadarajan
and
Nicole Perry
Jones Day
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On June 28, the CAC published Provisions on the Administration of Information
Services of Mobile Internet Application Programs (source
document in Chinese). Under the provisions, mobile providers must
verify the mobile phone numbers or other identity information of
any new mobile providers, impose sanctions for users who publish
content that violates applicable laws, respect and protect
intellectual property rights, and record user logs and store them
for at least 60 days.
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