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Vietnam steps up child protection with new internet law
Vietnam steps up child protection with new internet law
16/5/17
The online sharing of a child's information or images must be approved by the child or their legal guardians.
A new government decision is
seeking to provide stronger child protection on the internet by requiring users
to obtain permission from children or their parents to share their personal
information and images.
The new regulation, which will
take effect on July 1, requires all internet users to gain permission from
children, or their parents/guardians if they are under seven years old, before
sharing their private information online.
The information includes the
child’s name, age, images, distinguishing features and health conditions, as
well as information about family members, assets, phone numbers, home and
school addresses and relationships.
Vietnamese laws define a child
as someone under 16 years old.
Businesses that offer online
services have been asked to provide tools for young users to keep their
personal information private and warn them when they are about to access fake
or malicious content.
Online game providers will have
to run time management tools to prevent children from turning into gaming
“addicts”, it said.
Children aged from seven years
old and the legal guardians of younger children will have the right to demand
authorities and online service providers to remove any private information for
their protection.
The decision also requires
police to take action if a child’s personal information is violated online.
Figures from Microsoft
Technology Policy Group showed that of the 1.8 billion images uploaded online
every day, 270,000 are images of child sex abuse. According to ECPAT, a NGO
that seeks to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children, 38 percent of
the abusers in these cases are the children’s parents, followed by 26 percent
who are neighbors and family friends.
Around 49 million people in Vietnam, or
more than half of the country's population, are online. The country is among
the world's biggest consumers of digital content.
In Vietnam, more than 8,200 cases of
child abuse came to light between 2011 and 2015, including 5,300 cases of
sexual abuse, according to official figures released a year ago.
In most cases the perpetrators
were people with authority over the children, including teachers, school
security guards and relatives.
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All comments [ 10 ]
Vietnamese children are always protected by the State
stronger child protection on the internet is needed not only in Vietnam but also all over the world
Vietnamese policy makers are very right to apply this right for children
before sharing their private information online you must think about the children's idea
I strongly support the Government to approve this regulation.
This regulation can protect children from lost of harmful activities on the Internet
I love Vietnamese children
Vietnamn is among the world's biggest consumers of digital content.
Due to fast development of the Internet in Vietnam, this regulation is very needed
Strongly agree with the Government to have this regulation for the right of the children
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