China's control over the Internet is set to expand. In a bid to better police local websites, the country's security forces are establishing offices at the biggest online companies in the country.
The country's Ministry of Public Security announced the new measures on Tuesday, at a time when authorities have been increasingly concerned about cyberthreats.
Websites based in China already have to abide by strict provisions for online censorship and will often delete any content deemed offensive by government censors.
The ministry's plan, however, will place China's security forces at the offices of the country's major websites, so that they can quickly respond to suspected online crimes, it said in a statement.
"Cyber attacks, the online spread of terrorist information, Internet fraud, and the stealing of personal information," were among the biggest threats the ministry named. In addition, authorities want to crack down on online rumor mongering, pornography, gambling and drug-related Internet activities.
No specific companies were mentioned, but the country's biggest Internet firms include Alibaba Group, Baidu and Tencent.
(Score: 2) by davester666 on Friday August 07 2015, @06:23AM
The FBI respectfully submits that it was their idea first.