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Privacy concerns in China's smart city campaign: The deficit of China's Cybersecurity Law

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Many cities around the world are increasingly embedding technological infrastructure in urban spaces. These infrastructures aim to collect vast amounts of data from citizens with an apparent purpose of improving public services. This article discusses privacy concerns generated by China's nationwide smart city campaign and further investigates why China's latest Cybersecurity Law is not adequate to address the risks to citizens' privacy. We argue that there is no functional privacy law in China that would apply to most data collected by smart city infrastructure; nor is there any law that would protect any personal data collected under this framework. We therefore propose practical suggestions to better protect citizens' data in China's ongoing smart city campaign.

Source: Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies

DOI: 10.1002/app5.246

Authors: Fan Yang, Jian Xu

Institutions: The University of Melbourne, Deakin University

Language: English

Topic: Digitalization, Law, and Regulation

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,810