Using electrofishing, poisons, explosives, or illegal nets in protected zones or during closed seasons meets statutory thresholds for the crime of ill…
Cost
Zero financial cost. Prior to fishing, consult lists of fishing closed zones, closed seaso…
Benefit
Article 340 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China provides that whoever ca…
Lighting an open flame in a designated fire-prevention zone during fire-prevention seasons carries administrative fines of 300 to 5,000 RMB even if no…
Cost
Zero financial cost. Substitute tomb-sweeping burning with fresh flowers, weeding, or plan…
Benefit
Under the Regulations on Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Extinction (State Counci…
Taking an exam for someone else or hiring a substitute test-taker constitutes a criminal offense (the crime of taking an examination by a substitute),…
Cost
Zero financial cost. Reject "guaranteed pass" training seminars, "VIP fast tracks," and se…
Benefit
Under Article 284-1 of the Criminal Law (introduced by Criminal Law Amendment IX), four be…
Before doing anything, ask whether the vendor, platform, or company will report the incident to police. Server logs, payment records, and chat logs ar…
Cost
No cost at all. Before acting, replace the question “Is this technically feasible?” with “…
Benefit
Any organization or individual who becomes aware of a crime may file a police report. Once…
Selling to just 20 users or earning 5,000 yuan is enough to qualify as “serious circumstances,” leading to a sentence of up to three years. In especia…
Cost
There is no monetary cost. The trade‑off is giving up potential income from such orders an…
Benefit
Distributing programs or tools designed to intrude upon or illegally control computer syst…
Even if a script does not modify memory or bypass security measures and merely sends requests faster than a human can, it still qualifies as illegal a…
Cost
No expense and no time required
Benefit
Illegally accessing computer systems or obtaining their data via any technical means can l…
Any data that requires a login, a token, or signature decryption to access falls under bypassing protective measures; violations are punishable by up …
Cost
No cost at all. A crawler is simply a program that automatically browses web pages and ext…
Benefit
Illegally accessing system data by bypassing protective measures carries the same sentenci…
Taking on such high-paying yet poorly defined projects means you could be treated as an accomplice in gambling crimes, facing charges under the crime …
Cost
No direct monetary cost. The trade-off is forgoing outsourcing projects that pay well but …
Benefit
Providing technical support or payment settlement services to known online criminals can l…
Account credentials are issued by the employer, but they do not remain valid after you leave the job. Logging in using those credentials constitutes i…
Cost
No cost involved. If the employer owes you wages, pursue them through labor arbitration (s…
Benefit
Illegal control of computer information systems is punishable by up to 3 years in prison, …
Even code written by you personally remains the company’s intellectual property — taking it away is essentially stealing company assets. Client lists …
Cost
No cost involved. Before leaving, simply delete all company-related files from your person…
Benefit
Violating confidentiality obligations by disclosing or personally using trade secrets may …
Controlling someone else’s computer, server, or camera without permission is illegal. Operating 20 or more such devices qualifies as a serious offense…
Cost
No expense and no time loss
Benefit
Illegally controlling computer information systems is a crime. Serious cases result in up …
Whether a crime is established depends solely on whether you had permission and how much access you obtained — not on your intentions. Possessing 500 …
Cost
No cost at all. Before joining a vendor’s SRC or public beta test, obtain a document that …
Benefit
This law applies to computer information systems belonging to ordinary companies and indiv…
The “Regulations on the Management of Security Vulnerabilities in Network Products” applies not only to companies but also to individuals. There are f…
Cost
No cost involved. Simply report the vulnerability to the product vendor or an official pla…
Benefit
These regulations govern three main groups: domestic network product vendors, network oper…
Any individual or entity that builds their own outbound network connections or uses international channels outside of state-provided public telecom se…
Cost
No expense or time required
Benefit
Direct international internet connectivity must be facilitated via international gateway c…
A non-compete clause simply means you’re not allowed to work for a competitor for a certain period after leaving your job. This rule is there to prote…
Cost
No cost involved. Keep the original non-compete agreement and any proof that the employer …
Benefit
Non-compete clauses only apply to senior executives, highly skilled technicians, and anyon…
Work‑related creations are defined as works made in the course of your duties. Software is explicitly listed in law as “copyright belonging to the emp…
Cost
No cost involved. When you start a new job, be sure to read the intellectual‑property clau…
Benefit
Works produced to fulfill job duties are considered “work‑made‑for‑hire.” Under normal cir…
Copyright infringement requires you to compensate the copyright holder based on their actual losses or the profits you earned from the infringement. I…
Cost
There is no cost involved. Before using someone else’s open-source code, check its license…
Benefit
Copyright infringement demands compensation based on the rights holder’s actual losses or …
Only gather information that is genuinely needed for business purposes, and obtain consent from a guardian for any user under 14. For violations, regu…
Cost
No cost involved. Before launch, cross‑check the list of permissions the app requests agai…
Benefit
Personal data should be processed only for a clear, legitimate purpose that is directly re…
ICP registration costs nothing, and the cloud provider’s process takes a few weeks. Domestic servers without registration will be shut down. Providers…
Cost
Registration itself is free; using a cloud provider’s process takes a few weeks. Fees for …
Benefit
Commercial internet information services require a license, while non-commercial ones need…
If you offer generative AI services with public influence or social mobilization potential to the general public, you must perform a safety assessment…
Cost
There is no monetary cost, but you must follow procedures set by internet regulators — com…
Benefit
Providers of generative AI services that can shape public opinion or mobilize people must …
Developing software that automatically skips or blocks advertisements embedded in third-party applications can lead to unfair competition lawsuits fro…
Cost
Zero direct cost. The trade-off is relinquishing a popular developer utility. The psycholo…
Benefit
Under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (revised 2025), business operators are prohibited fr…
"AI relay stations" are unauthorized proxy websites that batch-purchase overseas LLM API subscriptions and resell access tokens cheaply to domestic us…
Cost
Zero financial outlay. The opportunity cost is giving up an easy, high-cash-flow side hust…
Benefit
In June 2026, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) issued a formal security advisory regar…
License key validations, cryptographic dongles, and DRM are statutory technical protection measures. Bypassing them without authorization is civil inf…
Cost
Zero financial outlay. The cost is forfeiting quick side-hustle revenue from selling crack…
Benefit
Under civil law, the Copyright Law authorizes rights holders to implement technological me…
Using DDoS traffic to knock offline someone's website, server, or game constitutes the crime of sabotaging computer information systems. Punishments r…
Cost
Zero financial expense. A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack overwhelms target se…
Benefit
Under Article 286 of the Criminal Law, interfering with computer information system functi…
