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Mending China’s Data Fences

January 3, 2019 By Mark Andrews

Online data theft is rife in China, affecting more than 80% of Internet users, and tech companies often display a cavalier attitude to using people’s personal information. But things may change. In May, the government implemented new data protection rules called the Personal Information Security Specification, which was hailed by some analysts as a watershed for data privacy, with a few even comparing it to the European Union’s game-changing General Data Protection Regulation law. While there are important differences between the two, Beijing’s new rules appear to reflect a wider shift in the way the Chinese government, companies and consumers perceive online privacy.

Filed Under: All Articles Tagged With: Data Protection, Online Privacy

How Amazon and eBay influence the purchase decision making process

March 17, 2014 By Zhang Kaifu

As we buy online, little do we realize how online buying platforms such as e-commerce websites influence our purchase decision making process. Each time you buy something online, you don’t realize that your choice is not yours alone. Throughout the buying process your decision is influenced—both at a conscious and subconscious level—by an online procurement […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Videos Tagged With: Amazon, E-Commerce, eBay, Online Privacy, Online Shopping, Search Environment, Shopping, Slider

Online Collaboration: Settling the Cyber-Frontier

March 3, 2014 By Bennett Voyles

How virtual organizations are changing the social operating system. Prosecutions for online thievery and piracy may grab headlines, but there is another side to the civilizing of the cyber-frontier that may be more significant in the long run–the new systems of organization and self-governance that are enabling people to work together on the internet and […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Entrepreneurship, Technology Tagged With: GE, Intellectual Property, Internet, Online Privacy, Slider

Digital Marketing and China’s Expanding Internet: Disruptive Technology, Mobile Advertising and Online Privacy

June 12, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

In January 2013, China’s internet user base reached 564 million users. China’s smartphone users have also surpassed the 300 million mark, signaling a tectonic shift towards mobile internet usage. Despite strict censorship controls on internet content in China, social media has caught on with unprecedented momentum. Established Twitter-like platforms such as Sina Weibo and Tencent […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Digital Economy, Digital Marketing Series, eCommerce, Innovation, Marketing, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Alibaba, Mobile App, Mobile Apps, Online Privacy, Sina, Snapchat, Square, Tencent, WeChat

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