A host of regulations will come into force on June 1 including China’s Cybersecurity Law, which bans online service providers from collecting and trading users’ personal information.

China’s top legislature passed the new law on cybersecurity in November last year indicating that Internet service providers around the country cannot collect users’ information irrelevant to the services, and noting that such information must be handled in line with laws and agreements.

Users now have the right to ask service providers to delete their information in case of suspicion of abuse or misconduct.

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Cybersecurity officers also shoulder the responsibility of protecting any information obtained, and are banned from leaking or selling data, including private information and commercial secrets.

Those who violate the provisions and infringe on personal information will face hefty fines.

The law also stipulates that using the Internet to commit fraud or sell prohibited goods is strictly forbidden.

Other regulations taking effect as of next month are related to online news, according to which individuals and groups must get government permission before releasing news on instant messaging platforms or social websites. Another law deals with drones, and requires civilian unmanned aircraft weighing over 250 grams to be registered under real names to improve civil aviation safety.

An amended regulation on farming pesticide bans the use of highly toxic pesticides on edible agricultural products and strictly limits the use of such chemical substance.