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Dictating the Internet:
viii. Laws which aim to protect cybersecurity............................ 126
Vietnam ................................................................. 127
Thailand.................................................................. 132
Cambodia................................................................ 136
ix.
Laws abused to justify internet shutdowns......................... 138
Myanmar ................................................................ 139
Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia............................. 141
IV. Patterns of abuse............................................................... 144
V.
i.
“National security” and “public order”................................ 144
ii.
Vague, overbroad provisions............................................ 146
iii.
Severe penalties............................................................. 147
iv.
Lack of independent oversight mechanisms........................ 149
v.
Failure to provide effective remedy or accountability........... 150
vi.
Application beyond frontiers............................................. 152
Moving forward.................................................................. 156
VI. Conclusion......................................................................... 159
VII. Annex ............................................................................... 162
Laws, regulations and bills referenced in this report included..... 162
Cases referenced in this report involved the following
individuals................................................................................... 164