Senior Lieutenant General To Lam: 'If we don't use the internet, we can't play with anyone'

Senior Lieutenant General To Lam said the flow of information is like the circulatory system of the human body, "we must try to avoid blockages".

On the afternoon of November 13, the National Assembly discussed in groups the draft Law on Cyber ​​Security.Senior Lieutenant General To Lam - Minister of Public Security, said that the Ministry was assigned to preside over the drafting of this bill and was very careful in implementing it, because this is the content of the law.related to people's freedom and democracy.

"This is also a very difficult problem, not only for Vietnam but also for the world," said the Minister.

Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, affirmed that cyber security is not a reason to not apply the advancements of the internet. Photo: QH

Senior Lieutenant General To Lam said that the drafting agency identified this as a non-traditional security issue. This field is currently receiving international attention, and cannot be resolved by just one country, requiring cooperation from many countries.

"Technology like the US, but we also have to cooperate on cyber security. Many other countries and we are similar," said Minister To Lam.

According to him, in cyber security, we must ensure people's privacy, not just the general security of the nation.

The Ministry of Public Security highly appreciates the role of information and the Internet. The Internet has changed many aspects of social relations, impacted production, economic, cultural and social life, and helped labor productivity. Therefore, it is impossible to prevent or hinder the development of electronic information and the Internet for any reason.

"If we do not use the network or apply network advances to ensure network security, we will clearly be backward, unable to compete with anyone, and unable to integrate with the world," said Senior Lieutenant General To Lam.

However, he said, when we join the game, it exposes many risks of insecurity if "we do not take control". A Singaporean government leader once shared with him that even his own house in modern times may not be his anymore, because with network applications, his neighbor can break in and know family secrets.

In the context that Vietnam is developing e-Government, industrial revolution 4.0..., the contentsAll adjustments are network applications.

"Therefore, the drafting agency must ensure security and safety wherever it develops. These two contents go hand in hand," the Minister of Public Security affirmed.

Information flow like the human body's circulatory system

According to Senior Lieutenant General To Lam, the drafting agency considers the flow of information to be similar to the circulatory system of the human body. The better the blood vessels and circulatory system circulate and develop, the healthier the body will be. Security and safety must be such that the circulatory system does not become clogged, does not have a stroke, or is blocked.

"That blood must have a lot of oxygen and nutrients to nourish the body. If there is little red blood, a lot of black blood, little oxygen, and a lot of carbon dioxide, it will cause headaches and affect the nervous system immediately. Simply put, network security must keep the circulatory system running smoothly," he said.

The Minister of Public Security emphasized that if there is a crime in real life, there is also a crime in cyberspace. In real life, it can be handled through the collection of evidence and the scene, but on the internet, there is virtual evidence, digital evidence. "When it is deleted, science and technology can be used to restore it. Therefore, to serve the investigation and trial, digital evidence is also an issue, it must be regulated, otherwise it will be very difficult to handle," he said.

"Banning social networks only makes society more deadlocked"

Also contributing to the draft Law on Cyber ​​Security, many delegates were interested inRegulations that foreign enterprises providing telecommunications and Internet services in Vietnam must set up representative offices and servers to manage Vietnamese user data on Vietnamese territory...

"From the above regulations, there are many opinions discussing whether Facebook or Google will withdraw from Vietnam or not?", said Mr. Nguyen Sy Cuong - Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Similarly, delegate Nguyen Viet Dungraising the question, Facebook is a global service, doing business in 200 countries, so do we have to put servers in all 200 countries? If we put servers in all countries, the cost is very high, no corporation or company can afford it.

"We should not be rigid. The problem is that you can put the server in the US, but I must have the right to manage it and know how many people are using that service in Vietnam. That does not require putting the server in Vietnam to do that," said delegate Dung.

Delegate Nguyen Si Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said many international organizations are interested in the draft Law on Cyber ​​Security. Photo: NA

Mr. Huynh Thanh Dat - Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University, also said that the above regulation is very unreasonable. "Many experts say that it is not necessary to place the server in Vietnam, the important thing is to commit to providing necessary information for management, not violating public morality. If they place the server here but do not cooperate, then we have to accept it. We need to consider carefully," Mr. Dat stated his opinion.

According to Mr. Nguyen Si Cuong,In Vietnam's commitments to the WTO or the free trade agreements that have been and are being negotiated, telecommunications services are regulated to be provided across borders and have no restrictions on market access.

In addition, the relevant commitment content also does not provide any regulations requiring foreign enterprises to have a representative in Vietnam.

The Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee also mentioned the recently restarted TPP 11 Agreement.

“The previous TPP Agreement, in the chapter on e-commerce, stipulated that no party required the subjects of this chapter to use or choose the location to install information technology infrastructure within their territory, as a condition for conducting business in that territory,” Mr. Cuong said, emphasizing that this was the content that Vietnam had agreed to.

Delegate Vu Trong Kim shared, "I have never felt so confused when giving comments on a bill."

According to Mr. Kim, with the development of the Internet and social networks, democracy is more widely promoted, but because of that, it is also more difficult to manage. With the current 4.0 industrial revolution, banning civil servants from using social networks only makes "society more deadlocked".

On November 23, the National AssemblyDiscussion in the hall about the draft Law on Cyber ​​Security.

According to VNE