6/9/22, 10:42 AM GNI Statement of Concern on Proposed Cybersecurity Law in Myanmar – Global Network Initiative goals. Although we have not had adequate time to examine the draft in detail, it is clear from a preliminary review that it raises significant threats to freedom of expression and privacy. Particularly concerning are the combination of vaguely defined powers for the proposed State Administration Council and its subsidiary authorities to restrict access to broad, undefined categories of content and access company data, together with limited independent oversight and due process provisions. These concerns are heightened by requirements for companies to store personal data in places “designated by the ministry,” and threats of legal penalties or orders to disrupt or block services for failures to comply. We also take this opportunity to reiterate our statement from earlier this week calling on all authorities in Myanmar “to immediately restore full network connectivity, reverse orders blocking social media sites, and refrain from issuing further orders or putting pressure on internet and telecommunications companies that contravene the country’s international human rights law commitments, including the freedom of opinion and expression and privacy.” FEBRUARY 12, 2021 | CATEGORIES: FEATURE, INTERMEDIARY LIABILITY, ISSUES, ISSUES HIGHLIGHT, MEDIA RELEASES, NETWORK DISRUPTIONS, SURVEILLANCE | TAGS: MYANMAR, NETWORK DISRUPTIONS, SURVEILLANCE ABOUT THE GLOBAL NETWORK INITIATIVE The Global Network Initiative (GNI) was launched in 2008. Our mission is to protect and advance freedom of expression and privacy rights in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector by setting a global standard for responsible decision making and serving as a multistakeholder voice in the face of government restrictions and demands. GNI members include ICT companies, civil society organizations (including human rights and press freedom groups), academics and academic institutions, and investors from around the world. See the full list of GNI members and observers.    Contact • Privacy • Opt-out This website is using out. Content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License (BY-SA), which allows for sharing and remixing, providing that the work is attributed to the Global Network Initiative. If the content is altered, transformed, or built upon, resulting work must be distributed under the same, similar, or compatible license. The license allows commercial use. • From time to time, the Global Network Initiative (“GNI”) provides information on this website. In providing any such information, GNI undertakes no obligation to update or otherwise modify that information to ensure that it is Google complete, Analytics. Please click here if you up-to-date, or otherwise accurate. No want to statements, information, or communications on this website are intended to provide, nor should they be construed as GNI providing, any legal advice or legal https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/proposed-cybersecurity-law-myanmar/ opt-out. Click here to optTranslate » 2/3