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China's cyberspace regulator is considering cracking down on file-sharing
functions such as Bluetooth and Apple's AirDrop
The proposed regulations aim to maintain national security and social public
interests
Service providers would have to prevent the dissemination of harmful and illegal
information under such networks
Users would be required to prevent and resist the production, copying, and
distribution of undesirable information
Users must register with their real name before using file-sharing functions
File-sharing functions must be turned off by default
Bluetooth and AirDrop allow smartphone users to share messages and images with
other phones without revealing their identity
This bypasses China's strict censorship rules
Google's Android and Chinese phone manufacturers offer similar functions
Apple limited the use of its AirDrop function for iPhone users in China,
allowing them to receive files from non-contacts for 10 minutes at a time.
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CHINA LOOKS AT CRACKING DOWN ON AIRDROP AND BLUETOOTH, AMID NATIONAL SECURITY
CONCERNS

China’s cyberspace regulator is looking at cracking down on file-sharing
functions such as Bluetooth and Apple’s AirDrop, amid national security
concerns.

On Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China launched a month-long public
consultation and released draft regulations on close-range wireless
communications such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other technologies.

The proposed regulations aim to “maintain national security and social public
interests”, it said. The public can provide their feedback on the proposed
regulations until July 6.

Service providers would have to prevent the dissemination of harmful and illegal
information under such networks, among other things.

Other proposed regulations include requiring users to “prevent and resist the
production, copying and distribution of undesirable information”. Those who do
not comply must be reported to the authorities.

Before using these file-sharing functions, users must also register with their
real name. The functions must also be turned off by default.

With the use of Bluetooth and AirDrop, smartphone users can share messages and
images with other phones who are near them without revealing their identity.

By doing so, this bypasses China’s strict censorship rules, where most of its
messaging platforms and social media are closely monitored.

Other phones such as Google’s Android and Chinese phone manufacturers, including
Oppo and Xiaomi, offer similar functions that are compatible on their devices.

Apple came under the spotlight after some Chinese protestors used AirDrop in
2022 that bypassed surveillance and circulated messages critical of the regime
by sending them to strangers on public transport.

For example, in October 2022, some activists were sharing anti-Xi Jinping
posters using the AirDrop on a Shanghai subway. This was during the period when
Mr Xi Jinping, China’s President, was in the process of securing a third term as
the nation’s leader.

Shortly after, in November 2022, Apple limited the use of its AirDrop function
for iPhone users in China, allowing them to receive files from non-contacts for
10 minutes at a time. Previously, AirDrop did not have a time limit.

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