Draft for the decision to modify the Cyber Security Law

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 14th. In order to do a good job of connection and coordination of network security law with related laws, improve the legal responsibility system, protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations in network space, and safeguard national security and public interests. The department drafted the "Decision on Modification of the" Cyber ​​Security Law of the People's Republic of China "(Draft for Soliciting Opinions)" on the 14th and publicly solicited opinions from the society.

The explanation of the "Decision of the People's Republic of China Cyber ​​Security Law" (Draft for Soliciting Opinions) "pointed out that since the implementation of the network security law in 2017, it is The legitimate rights and interests of other organizations provide strong legal guarantee. At the same time, in order to adapt to the new situation, laws such as administrative punishment law, data security law, and personal information protection law were revised and implemented in 2021.

Introduction to the description of the comments draft, in order to coordinate the connection between the network security law and the newly implemented laws, improve the legal responsibility system, further ensure network security, and plan to make the following amendments to the network security law.

The first is to improve the legal liability system that violates the general regulations of the network operation security. Combined with the implementation of the current network operation security legal system, the types and amplitude of administrative penalties that intend to adjust the act of violating the obligations of network operation security or the consequences of the operation of network operation security.

The second is to modify the legal responsibility system for the security protection of key information infrastructure. Key information infrastructure is the nerve center of economic and social operations. In order to strengthen the responsibility for the security protection of key information infrastructure, and further improve the administrative penalties of key information infrastructure operators on illegal acts.

The third is to adjust the legal responsibility system for network information security. Adapt to the actual situation of network information security work, integrate the legal responsibilities that violate the obligations of network information security, adjust the extent of administrative penalties and the prohibited measures of the business, and add the legal liabilities of illegal acts that have not stipulated in laws and administrative regulations.

The fourth is to modify the legal responsibility system for personal information protection. In view of the personal information protection law, the legal liability system for personal information protection is specified, and the legal liability of the original personal information protection is planned to modify the original personal information protection.

[Editor in charge: Gu Yan]

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