The world how to manage Internet Information Editor's note

The world how to manage Internet Information Editor's note emergence of the Internet, changing the production life of the people, provide a powerful impetus and support for economic and social development. But the rapid development of Internet at the same time, there have been false information to the proliferation of illegal acts clusters and other issues, violated the legitimate rights and interests of the people, and bring all sorts of social problems. In recent years, countries around the world the introduction of Internet information management laws and regulations, to explore the legal management of Internet information. This series of reports will introduce the experiences and practices of foreign control Internet information reference for China's Internet Information Governance. Maximize the protection of the interests of network participants, safeguard the normal order of the network, so that the network continues to the benefit of mankind, is an important responsibility of modern government. From the international community, governments around the governance of the Internet, in addition to the use of some of the necessary administrative means, use legal means to strengthen governance. According to the agency survey showed that 42 countries of the world, about 30 percent of the countries is the development of Internet-related laws and regulations, while 70 percent of the country to modify existing regulations to accommodate the development of the Internet. Around network security and cyber crime, primarily through new legislation to be protected. In legislation such as the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, who illegally intruded into the computer system, advocating terrorism, the use of the network of drug trafficking and should be held criminally responsible, and involved in pornography, fraud, aiding and abetting and inducing crime, violation of the knowledge property rights, copyright and privacy, and provides for specific penalties. In relation to this, countries have introduced governance spam laws. Such as the United States, Japan, Australia and other countries have enacted anti-spam law "; EU promulgated the Directive on privacy and telecommunications, focusing on combating spam. To enhance network security and the fight against cybercrime, but also through legislation further provides that the liability of Internet service providers. German Multimedia Act, the Australian federal government Internet censorship laws as well as Singapore's "Internet operating rules" are specifically the length of the network service provider responsibility, obligation to make specific provisions. While the United States, Britain, Japan, the European Union, France and other countries did not this specific legislation, but the relevant provisions are reflected in the general Internet law. Germany also requires service providers may not link or prohibited by law website in search engines, the maximum penalty for offenders to 15,000. Second, use the law to strengthen Internet governance, countries have stepped up law enforcement efforts. Many countries around the world have set up specialized agencies to prevent the computer and Internet crime, a legal form to authorize secret surveillance of the police and security sector websites and e-mail. Many other countries have set up specialized agencies to combat cybercrime, such as India, Korea, Italy and other countries police departments have set up specialized agencies responsible for investigating and combating cybercrime. Third, by the way of the rule of law, protect citizens' network the right to participate, and personal privacy. Such as the United States, on the one hand, emphasis on the sanctity of freedom of speech, and this principle applied to the network; the other hand, the rights of citizen access to government information to be provided through legislation to establish public principle, do not open the exception The guidelines, which in a sense, the network of citizens to participate laid a legal foundation. At the same time, many countries have Internet age the protection of personal privacy in a prominent position. Protection of personal information, such as the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, Russia to develop specialized information in the Data Protection Act. Germany provides federal inspection agencies have control over data protection and provides the data can be transferred to the specific conditions of the public sector. Fourth, self-discipline to focus on network participants, the majority of countries, an important measure of network governance. In the United States, on the one hand the United States Constitution stipulates that citizens freedom of speech sacrosanct, but at the same time, but also on freedom of expression as many as 18 kinds of restrictions, if not lead to harm public order led to riots in the freedom of speech; did not disrupt the school quiet class freedom of speech; rumor born of non-freedom of speech; freedom of speech that does not prejudice the rights of others; not prejudice urban traffic or violation of traffic rules to freedom of speech or freedom of assembly; did not abuse the freedom of speech of others and thus to provoke conflict; did not say nasty swearing freedom ; erotica is not the right to freedom of expression be covered; fraud false commercial advertising without the protection of freedom of expression; defamatory remarks are not protected. In fact, these constraints express the behavior of citizens, the objective for the network participants' self-discipline, providing a detailed legal basis. Fifth, network governance, the Government must take on an important duty. As the main body of the network governance, the Government is mandated by law, and to develop and implement the system of law, perform their duties. In this regard, the universally popular practices include: First, the establishment of a network involved in the registration system. Require service providers engaged in related services to the department by the competent authority to specify the registration of real data, in order to clear and strengthen the network of practitioners of law and network security responsibilities, such as Singapore, Korea, France, Italy and other countries. Second, the real-name system. Real name or information using the Internet, the promotion of user self-discipline and accountability. At present, some countries in varying degrees, the implementation of the NRS, but some government action, some service providers in order to reduce the risk of spontaneous behavior. Third, the licensing system. Examined and approved manner, some review of some important web content or focus of practitioners and users. Fourth, the classification system. Mainly of Web content classification, according to certain standards, in order to select the appropriate network information to network users, mainly the protection of minors. Report complaints system. Social forces, strengthen supervision and regulation of the network. (Wang Yukai, National School of Administration of the Department of e-government experts, deputy director of the Committee, Professor, Chinese administrative reform research vice president)