Monday 20 February 2006

Conflict of Jurisdiction

A Global Online Freedom Act bill was introduced in the US Congress that would make it illegal for Chinese internet firms listed in the US to comply with Chinese government demands on censorship and disclosure of personal information. The bill imposes criminal penalty on a company that hands over user information to the Chinese authorities and also allows foreign internet users to seek punitive damages in US courts if the victim of such actions.

See previous post.

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