Internet business management: Will tighten!

A series of binding regulations for the type of business classified as 'sensitive' - public Internet - has been issued.

However, there are regulations that if they are a basis for checking and sanctioning, almost everyone in this 'sensitive' field will be 'stuck' .

Controversial regulations

Among the many binding regulations for public Internet business, there are a number of regulations that are always controversial and disturbing . for both state managers and business people. Specifically, the regulations related to recording the identity of the service user (also known as setting up a customer information book); People under 14 years old to use public Internet services must have people over this age pairing .

Customers under 14 years old who come to Internet stores must be accompanied

Talking about the practicality of such rules, a reader of Tuoi Tre urged: ' I see many irrationalities in the current regulations for managing public Internet business. These irrationalities have caused too much trouble for both service users and business people, but they should not suffer like that . '

This reader said that the regulation of supervising people under 14 years of age to the public Internet room is one of the most obvious regulations that is impractical and impossible to implement; parents do not have time to do this monitoring. Suppose if parents can do it, the Internet room does not have room for 'one person with one person'.

It also stipulates that the public Internet business must be 200m or more away from the school and not practical. If the students intentionally fall into the Internet shop, the distance of 200m is meaningless . Such rules only make it more difficult for the business people.

In addition, many public Internet businesses reflect that they do not comply with the regulations of storing customer service information for 30 days. Moreover, in order to do this, public Internet business sites must be equipped with servers worth tens of million dong. That's not to mention the troublesome legal situations when unfortunate information about customers is leaked . In addition, many public Internet agents said that service users can still access the pages. Bad web, even though they have installed control software.

Limit online game play

Online games are still attracting, especially for young people. This new type of game in Vietnam has brought real worry to many families.

However, it is not long before online gamers as well as businessmen are subjected to a number of constraints as stipulated in the inter-ministerial circular on online game management just issued in early June 2006. One of the rules that caused a stir among gamers was . . in the first 180 minutes the player was charged 100% bonus points; from 181-300 minutes, only 50% bonus points will be counted; Bonus points will not be counted from 301 minutes in any form '.

Representative of VinaGame Company affirmed: ' We are committed to well fulfilling the requirements set by the state management agencies '. The representative of the company also said that VinaGame is in the process of preparing to cooperate with foreign partners to implement technical measures to solve the State's requirements for online games. At the same time, VinaGame commits to comply with the regulations of installing play management function in particular and comply with all other regulations of the state management agencies.

Under the guidance of the Ministry of Post and Telematics, ' online game service providers must deploy server systems, software at servers, other equipment . to manage information. service users '.

At the same time, this system must meet the requirement of continuously updating the name, address, number and place of issuance of identity card or passport of service users or guarantors for service users under 14 years old. In addition, information relating to service users and service usage time at the server system of the enterprise is at least 30 days from the date of using the service.

The Ministry of Post and Telematics requires enterprises to provide online game services to the public to report to the ministry the implementation, installation of management software, other technical solutions . to player management, no later than 1-10-2006.

Q.THANH - N.HUNG