3/30/22, 11:17 PM Civil society, businesses condemn junta’s draft Cyber Security Law | Frontier Myanmar ISSUES SIGN UP NOW A woman uses her mobile phone to check Facebook in Yangon on February 4. The military government has ordered mobile operators and ISPs to restrict access to social media platforms. (AFP) Civil society, businesses condemn junta’s draft Cyber Security Law FEBRUARY 11, 2021    Draft law would require ICT companies to keep data onshore and provide it to the government on request, while users deemed to have spread “misinformation” or “disinformation” would face a potential three-year prison term. By FRONTIER In one of its first legislative acts, Myanmar’s new military regime is planning to enact a controversial Cyber Security Law that critics warn will put freedom of expression and user privacy at risk. The draft bill, which was leaked online in recent days, would require all “online service providers” to keep data onshore and provide it to the government on request. It also carries a potential three-year prison term for anyone deemed to have spread “misinformation” or “disinformation”, and requires internet businesses to remove content “in a timely manner” on the regime’s orders. The bill was quickly condemned by civil society groups in Myanmar, with almost 160 organisations penning a joint statement on February 10 warning that it “violates the principles of digital rights, privacy and other human rights”. https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/civil-society-businesses-condemn-juntas-draft-cyber-security-law/ 1/6