How to break telecommunications fraud and big data killing? Interview with Qi Xiangdong, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Qianxin

Qi Xiangdong, member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Qianxin Group. Photo / Beijing News reporter Pu Feng

On the other side of the rapid development of the digital economy, problems such as information leakage and big data killing have been criticized. How to safeguard network security and user rights and interests, and strengthen the construction of digital ecology? Qi Xiangdong, member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Qianxin Group, said in an interview with the Beijing News Shell Financial Reporter that four proposals were submitted this year, two of which directly focused on related issues.

China's digital economy has a huge user base, and issues such as data security have a profound impact on economic development. According to the 48th Statistical Report on the Development of China's Internet Network, as of June 2021, the scale of China's Internet users reached 1.011 billion.

"In the era of digital economy, data has become a factor of production, including state secrets, business background, personal privacy, in the process of data circulation and transaction, how to protect personal privacy security and national information security? This is a central issue. Qi Xiangdong said.

Pop-up advertising black production, big data killing chaos, more recommended strong supervision, strict punishment

"At present, a series of network chaos derived from big data technology has shown an increasingly fierce trend, and it is urgent to promote chaos governance." Qi Xiangdong said that it is recommended to increase the governance of problems such as pop-up window advertising and big data killing, so as to achieve "strong supervision" and "strict punishment" at the same time, strengthen the construction of digital ecology, and create a demonstration site for the orderly development of the digital economy.

Pop-up advertising has become a breeding ground for online fraud and cyber attacks. Qi Xiangdong introduced, "The current pop-up window advertising has formed a complete black industry chain, advertising companies on demand customization, the average placement once as long as a few cents, the larger the amount, the lower the cost, according to the exposure rate and click volume charging, sharing." ”

In addition, big data has infiltrated daily life. Qi Xiangdong pointed out that when personal data is stored and used, consumer portraits are clearly outlined, and it is more and more common for regular customers to raise prices and implement differentiated payment terms. This harms fair market competition and the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, hinders the innovative development of the platform economy, and combats the vitality of the digital economy.

At present, the "Measures for the Administration of Internet Advertising (Public Consultation Draft)", "Personal Information Protection Law" and other laws and regulations have been successively issued to regulate pop-up advertising, big data killing and other issues. Qi Xiangdong believes that the top-level design has been gradually improved, and the specific landing measures need to be further clarified.

"For example, a digital economy platform company grasped my private data, made a big data portrait of me, and sold what should have been sold to me for 10 yuan to 20 yuan, and day after day, causing me to pay a few thousand yuan or more a year." The extra money it took out of my pocket, how to characterize it, but also need the relevant details. Qi Xiangdong told reporters.

In this regard, he suggested that, first of all, the responsibility of pop-up advertising should be defined, and the behavior of big data killing should be characterized. Second, build a regulatory platform led by the government and supported by network security enterprises to restrain network chaos from the source. Use the big data supervision platform to trace the whole process of data collection, storage and use of enterprises, timely determine whether there are pop-ups or killing behaviors, and provide users with reporting channels.

Finally, it is recommended to increase the punishment of the enterprise platform involved and increase the cost of violating the law. The amount of the penalty will be linked to the total annual revenue of the enterprise platform involved, and for enterprises that have repeatedly taught and repeated problems, compulsory measures may be taken when necessary, such as restricting operations, removing shelves and rectifying.

Information leakage breeds telecommunications fraud It is recommended to set up a big data supervision platform for linkage governance

In June 2021, the Supreme People's Court released data showing that in some large and medium-sized cities, the number of telecommunications fraud cases accounted for 50% of criminal cases, and the frequent occurrence of major telecommunications network fraud cases, resulting in huge property losses to the masses. In 2020 alone, the national telecommunications network fraud case involved property losses of 35.37 billion yuan.

Qi Xiangdong said that the important factors breeding telecommunications fraud are information leakage, from active leakage to passive leakage, improper storage of personal information, illegal collection of information by APP, and inadequate protection of enterprise data. Ubiquitous leak channels are endangering personal privacy.

According to the "Research Report on the Governance of Telecom Network Fraud under the New Situation (2020)" released by the Chinese Academy of Information and Communications Technology, according to statistics, more than 70% of telecommunications network fraud is related to the leakage or theft of personal information, and this proportion shows a continuous upward trend.

"Personal privacy leakage has spawned a black market for privacy trafficking and become an important driver of the successful implementation of online fraud." At present, personal privacy trafficking is extremely active on the Internet, and the data is clearly marked with prices, which can be packaged and sold, and can also be targeted and stolen. Qi Xiangdong introduced.

In recent years, online fraud methods have continued to escalate, and fraud cases with customized scripts such as online loans, impersonation of the "Public Prosecutor's Law" and "Pig Killing Plate" have emerged in an endless stream, and their deceptiveness and deception have increased. Qi Xiangdong pointed out that the relevant black industrial chain is becoming more and more perfect, nourishing the huge underground industry.

"It is recommended to start from the three aspects of strengthening enterprise data compliance construction, building an anti-fraud big data platform, and compacting the main responsibilities of enterprises, so as to build Beijing into a model for personal privacy protection and curb the high incidence of cybercrime." Qi Xiangdong said.

Specifically, first, it is recommended that relevant departments take the lead in building a third-party data supervision platform to promote enterprises to strengthen data compliance construction. Second, it is recommended that the competent departments of key industries such as finance, communications, and the Internet make overall plans to promote the construction of a cross-industry and cross-enterprise anti-fraud big data platform, and enhance the linkage governance capabilities of online fraud. Third, consolidate the responsibilities of the main body and increase penalties for enterprises that cause major accidents due to poor data protection.

The digital economy security system is basically perfect and the punishment for violations of the law, and the proportion of security investment needs to be improved

In 2021, the Data Security Law and the Personal Information Protection Law were successively promulgated, and special protection provisions and regulations for various industries, such as the Provisions on the Management of Network Product Security Vulnerabilities and the Regulations on the Security Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure, were also introduced. "These intensively promulgated laws and regulations fully show that the digital economy security system has been basically sound." However, the intensity of punishment for violations and the requirements for safety input need to be further improved and refined. ”

Building a benchmark city in the global digital economy is a key task of Beijing during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

Qi Xiangdong believes that promoting the development of the digital economy is inseparable from the stabilizer of network security. At present, there are still three problems in the field of network security management, including the small punishment for violations of laws and regulations, the impact of the legal system, the prevalence of concealment and underreporting of network security accidents, and insufficient investment in network security.

Qi Xiangdong said that it is recommended that Beijing speed up the formulation of implementation rules for laws and regulations related to network security and create a better law enforcement environment. At the same time, we will pursue responsibility for concealing or underreporting network security accidents in accordance with the law, and strengthen the responsibility of the number one in network security work. Clarify that the proportion of network security investment is not less than 10%, and effectively improve the security level of important systems.

In addition, it is proposed to list the network security industry as the first of Beijing's high-tech industrial clusters, and drive the construction of Beijing's digital economy benchmark city. Qi Xiangdong believes that The network security industry in Beijing started early, has a thick foundation and a good stock, and the current industrial scale has accounted for 40% of the country, and will become one of the pillar industries in Beijing in the future.

In addition to focusing on the improvement of the network security system, Qi Xiangdong told reporters that he also submitted a proposal on accelerating the construction of an international science and technology innovation center in Beijing.

"Beijing has established a first-mover advantage in the construction of an international science and technology innovation center. With the acceleration of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, the digital economy is profoundly affecting the global development pattern. In order to seize the opportunities of the development of the digital economy, it is recommended that Beijing accelerate the breakthrough of key basic information technology, promote the reform of the market-oriented allocation of data elements, improve the network security system of the digital economy, accelerate the construction of a global digital economy benchmark city, and accelerate the construction of an international science and technology innovation center. Qi Xiangdong said.

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