Tuesday, August 6, 2013

US firms concerned about Vietnamese internet overreach-CÁC DOANH NGHIỆP HOA KỲ CÓ THỂ RỜI BỎ VIỆT NAM VÌ NGHỊ ĐỊNH 72.

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A COALITION of US based businesses has criticised the Vietnamese stance on internet liberties.
In Vietnam the internet can be used for dissent. That happens everywhere and as we have learned, different governments take different attitudes towards it.
In the US, and UK, they suck up all content that they can, just to be on the safe side. In Vietnam they are a bit more open about what goes on.
The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), an industry association formed by eBay, Facebook, Google, and Yahoo, has reacted to Vietnam's Decree 72 addressing management, supply and use of internet services and online information.
The decree prohibits the internet posting of material that "opposes" the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and "harms national security", among other vague terms. Reportedly 46 people have been convicted under laws banning dissent in a crackdown this year.
"It is unfortunate that the Vietnamese government has decided to take a restrictive policy approach towards the management of the internet. We are disappointed with the Vietnam Internet Management Decree that was recently passed by the Government of Vietnam," said John Ure, executive director at the Asia Internet Coalition in a statement.
"We believe that the decree will negatively affect Vietnam's Internet ecosystem. In the long term, the Decree will stifle innovation and discourage businesses from operating in Vietnam, thereby hindering Vietnam's goal to establish itself as an advanced competitive ICT nation."
Decree 72 is a fairly stern proposition, and makes some vague statements about dealing with dissent and clamping down on anti-government sentiments. It came into force last week.
The Bangkok Post said that it demands that any company doing business in Vietnam must have a server in Vietnam. AIC firms might not meet this demand.
The AIC's sentiments are shared by the US embassy. "Fundamental freedoms apply online just as they do offline," it said in a statement.
"We are deeply concerned by the decree's provisions that appear to limit the types of information individuals can share via personal social media accounts and on websites." 

Leave that sort of thing to the pros

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