The Vietnamese government has ordered big technology companies operating there to set up systems to keep user information more secure.The first step: set up local offices and computer storage inside the country’s borders.The move to protect information saved on computer networks will affect some of the world’s biggest media companies like Google and Meta, the company that runs Facebook.The rule goes into effect on October 1.The new rule covers a wide range of information.It includes financial records, identifying health and medical data, information about people’s ethnicity.And it includes any other information collected by companies that follow internet users as they move online.Vietnamese officials say they will be able to request the information if it is needed for an investigation.The new rule also says media companies may be required to remove online material if it violates government guidelines.
