China's level of Internet freedom is considered to be “Not Free,” as the country takes an authoritarian approach to privacy on the Internet including numerous laws that limit what citizens can access and the possibility of fines or imprisonment for online activities..
To combat cyber crimes in Qatar, on 16 September 2014 the Qatari government promulgated a Cyber Crime Prevention Law No.14 of 2014 in an effort to increase the tools for combatting online and cyber crimes.
The Law imposes many sanctions and several penalties for offences committed through the Internet, IT networks, computers and other related crime.
Qatar is one of the very few countries in this region to have a cyber crime legislation.
This shows just how seriously it takes cyber crimes and cyber security, especially after falling prey to a number of sophisticated, high profile cyber attacks on its media and government websites, along with the country's energy industry networks.
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To address those challenges, Qatar is ramping up its cyber security efforts as well as working with counterparts across the globe to ensure an open and secure cyberspace.
To accomplish this, the Ministry (formerly known as the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology) formed the Qatar Computer Emergency Response Team (Q-CERT) in 2005, .
Qatari Law No 13 of 2016 addresses protection of electronic personal data.
The law includes provisions on direct marketing messages; basic data protection responsibilities in the handling of data and prevention of loss, damage, modification, disclosure or illegal access; consent from individuals in some cases; and provisions relating to the persona.
