Data security, privacy need increased focus

The internet of things and artificial intelligence will energize traditional industries, but more attention should be paid to data security and user privacy as the protection of personal information faces unprecedented challenges in the information age, said industry insiders and business leaders on Thursday.

Chen Lei, chief executive officer of Xunlei Ltd, a Chinese cloud-based acceleration technology company, said AI will bring about some creative job positions in traditional manufacturing industry, while the application of such cutting-edge technologies puts higher requirements on data and information security.

Chen made the remarks during a sub-forum at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2018, or Summer Davos, in Tianjin. "The core issue lies in the right of data usage, and ownership should be given to the public. We should establish a mechanism to ensure that our data, whether it is used by commercial institutions or governments, should benefit the society and users."