Real-Name System in the Field of E-commerce has been Imperative
Abstract: With the rapid development of society, internet has become an essential tool of more and more people, meanwhile the development of e-commerce is vigorous and unstoppable, which raises concerns about security of the internet society–a virtual society. To keep the security of the cyber world and avoid the fraud through internet, especially through e-commerce transactions, all parties concerned should try their utmost to promote the development of e-commerce real-name system, which will become a milestone in the development of e-commerce.
With the rapid development of society, internet has become an essential tool of more and more people, even becoming a means of livelihood for somebody. Information from the Ministry of Information & Industry tells us that, as of February this year, the number of netizens of China had reached 221 million, which has surpassed that of the United States. What we can say is that the internet is also a large society. Although this society is virtual, it is already closely related to every aspect of our life. Since such a large group of people live in the virtual society, if there are no laws and regulations and proper guidance of the government, there will be serious social problems,. At present, there are already some persons who use the vulnerabilities of internet for fraud. They usually hide their real identity and use false or anonymous information to get other’s property illegally. Because of the characteristics of the cyber world, such cases are very difficult to be detected. How to deal with Internet fraud and protect network security has become the concerns of the government and the netizens.
The South Korean government had been promoting use of real names on the internet since 2002, and formally launched a real-name system in October of 2005, following several cases of privacy violation and defamation on the internet by anonymous users in the year. Click to continue reading…