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China's cyberspace regulator released on Wednesday names of the first batch of mobile app stores that have completed filing business details to regulators, signalling it has begun to enforce new rules that expand its oversight of mobile apps.A total of 26 app stores operated by companies including Tencent, Huawei, Ant Group, Baidu, Xiaomi and Samsung have submitted filings to the authority, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).Apple's App Store is not among the app stores on the list. Apple did not…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Monday dismissed a claim that it registered “Wickedness Association of Nigeria, Lokoja Chapter” as a business name. According to the commission, a ‘certificate of registration’ containing the name of the ‘association’ was making rounds on social media claiming that the ‘association’ was registered on 24 December 2022, with registration number BN 74101. The commission in a statement described the certificate as “false, fake and a forgery.” The commission said the name and…

China's new rules for content providers that alter facial and voice data will take effect from January 10, its cyberspace regulator said, as it looks to more tightly scrutinize so-called "deepfake" technology and services. China's new rules for content providers that alter facial and voice data will take effect from January 10, its cyberspace regulator said, as it looks to more tightly scrutinize so-called "deepfake" technology and services. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of…

China's cyberspace watchdog wants to build an "affectionate" relationship between internet enterprises and the government, a senior official said, the latest verbal assurance to an industry still on edge after a long and bruising regulatory crackdown. Niu Yibing, vice minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), told a news conference the agency was supportive of the sector's healthy development and wanted to create a "healthy, get-to-the-top, can-do entrepreneurial atmosphere". The CAC was among Chinese…

The Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission, Garba Abubakar, has said the National Identity Number (NIN) will replace signatures in business registration. Mr Abubakar said this at the just concluded 2022 management retreat held in Kano, according to a statement signed Thursday by the spokesperson of the CAC, Rasheed Mahe. The CAC boss said the new plan is part of the integration with the National Identity Management Commission, adding that when implemented, the CAC may only require NIN enrollment…

China's $1.2 billion fine on Didi Global draws a line under the ride-hailing company's regulatory woes, but the retroactive application of laws and a lack of clarity on the firm's business revival show the worst for its tech sector may not be over. Beijing's launch of a cybersecurity probe just over a year ago into Didi was part of a wider and unprecedented crackdown on violations of antitrust and data rules, among other issues, that targeted some of China's best-known corporate names, such as Alibaba Group and Tencent…

China's cyberspace regulator on Thursday said that rules requiring data exports to undergo security reviews would be effective from September 1, the first time it has given a start date for a new regulatory framework that will affect hundreds, if not thousands, of Chinese companies.The details of a new compulsory security review to be carried out by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which will be used to determine whether large quantities of Chinese user data in the possession of a private entity can be sent…

China's cyberspace regulator said on Friday that it has cracked down on counterfeit investment platforms, as part of the country's campaign to combat such telecom network crime.The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it has investigated and cracked down on some 42,000 counterfeit apps since the start of this year, and incorporated them into the national fraud-related database, according to a statement on its website.The regulator added it found multiple cases involving website spoofing as scammers created…