Vietnam’s cyber security bill, which observers say mimic China’s repressive web control tools, is set to come into effect in January despite drawing sharp criticism from the US, the EU and internet freedom advocates, the Agence-France Presse reports. Companies such as Google and Facebook may be given one year to comply with all provisions, including the requirement to store data about Vietnamese users on servers in in-country. Vietnam has been historically weak when in it comes to cyber security, and has been ranked among the bottom regionally, according to Cyber DB. Amnesty International argues that the cybersecurity law comes with potentially devastating consequences for freedom of expression in Vietnam’s “deeply repressive” climate.