3/31/22, 12:24 PM
Six risks from Myanmar’s draft Cyber Security Law – Free Expression Myanmar
numbers for at least three
PROBLEM
years LAWS
(Art.ပြသနာရှိသော
30). This ဥပဒေများ
data
CAMPAIGNS ကင်မ်ပိန်းများ
FREE EXPRESSION လွတ်လပ်စွာထုတ်ဖော်ရေးသားပြောဆိုခြင်း
must be stored on servers
designated
by the
ABOUT
ကျွန်ုပ်တို့အကြောင်း
milit2020 MANIFESTOS
ary-controlled government (Art. 28.a), and be
accessible for “national
security” checks (Art. 59).
There are no privacy safeguards (Art. 15) and data
must be provided when
requested (Art. 31). Any
computer owned by anybody can be inspected on
vague grounds (Art. 45).
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ations
The only institution in
Myanmar with the constitutional mandate to adopt
laws is the Union
Parliament. Therefore,
FEM rejects the draft
Cyber Crime Law in its entirety. Nevertheless, FEM
calls on all national and
international stakeholders
to remind the military of
their obligations under international law and
Myanmar’s Constitution,
and to significantly revise
any such “law” to address
the six serious risks highlighted above.
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