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China Issues First Administrative Penalty for Unlawful Cross Border Transfer of Personal Information

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On September 9, 2025, China announced the landmark administrative penalty against Dior (Shanghai) over unlawful cross-border transfers of personal information, with the primary violation being the failure to satisfy the...more

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China’s New Standard on Sensitive Personal Information Goes Into Effect November 1

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In a move to further bolster data privacy, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China jointly issued a national standard, GB/T 45574-2025, Data Security Technology –...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Android VPN Apps Linked to Chinese Co (Qihoo 360) Tied to PRC

Researchers at Arizona State University and Citizen Lab have discovered that three families of Android VPN applications, used by millions of people worldwide, are related and owned by companies or individuals located in...more

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China Monthly Data Protection Update: August 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for August. The following events merit special attention: CAC Summons NVIDIA Over Cybersecurity Concerns Related to H20 Chip: On July 31, CAC...more

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CHINA: Definition and Handling of Sensitive Personal Information Helpfully Clarified

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It’s well-known that China’s data protection laws define sensitive personal information very differently to other jurisdictions. Instead of a closed list of data types, sensitive personal information in China has...more

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China Initiates Mandatory Reporting Regime for Personal Information Protection Officers

On July 18, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued the Notice on Launching the Reporting Mechanism for Personal Information Protection Officers (the “Notice ”). This development marks a significant...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC Looks to Leverage PADFAA Enforcement to Help Limit Exposure of Consumer Data

In recent comments, Commissioner Holyoak signaled that the Federal Trade Commission will prioritize enforcement of the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFAA), a law that empowers the FTC to police...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Nvidia wins approval to sell advanced AI chips in China, U.S. government expands AI usage, AI training dataset...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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No Buyer’s Remorse for Nebraska AG Over Temu Data Use Lawsuit

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers sued PDD Holdings Inc. and WhaleCo Inc., d/b/a Temu, alleging that Temu’s shopping app operates as malware designed to gain unauthorized access to users’ data in violation of state consumer protection...more

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China’s CAC Answers Questions on Cross-Border Data Transfer in April and May Guidance

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China’s primary data regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), released two sets of Q&As with respect to exporting data from China, one in April and one in May. The questions were selected from those raised...more

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China’s New CBDT Regime: One Year On

China rolled out its “new,” streamlined cross-border data transfer (CBDT) regime on March 22, 2024, with the issuance by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) of the Provisions on Facilitating and Regulating...more

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China Finalises the Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits

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On 14 February 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the “Administrative Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits” (the "Measures"), which will take effect on 1 May 2025. The...more

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DOJ’s Data Export Rule Is In Force April 8: What You Need to Do

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On April 8, 2025, a sweeping rule issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will take effect. The rule imposes restrictions—and in some cases, outright prohibitions—on US companies in connection with certain types of data...more

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PRC - New Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits

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The PRC Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) mandates regular data compliance audits. Following a consultation period beginning in August 3, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued the Measures for...more

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Navigating new horizons: China's personal information protection compliance audits

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On February 14, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") finalized the "Personal Information Protection Compliance Audit Measures" ("Audit Measures"), which refines the draft version released on August 3, 2023...more

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Draft Measures for Personal Information Protection Certification for Cross-Border Data Transfers Released for Public Comment

On January 3, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) released the Draft Measures for Personal Information Protection Certification for Cross-Border Data Transfers (the “Draft Measures”) for public comment....more

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CHINA: Mandatory Data Protection Compliance Audits from 1 May 2025

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Chinese data regulators are intensifying their focus on the data protection compliance audit obligations under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“), with the release of the Administrative Measures for Personal...more

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Guangzhou Internet Court issues the first decision on cross-border transfer of personal data under PIPL

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The Guangzhou Internet Court (the “Court”) recently issued its first judgment involving the cross-border transfer of personal data under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”).1 An international hotel group was...more

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China Issues Network Data Security Management Regulations

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On September 30, 2024, China’s State Council released the Network Data Security Management Regulations, which will enter into force on January 1, 2025. The regulations apply to “electronic data processed and generated through...more

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CHINA: Enhanced and Clarified Data Compliance Obligations on Handlers of “Network Data”, Covering Personal Information and...

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Additional and clarified data compliance obligations will soon come into force under the long-awaited Network Data Security Management Regulation (“Regulation“), which was released on 30 September 2024. The Regulation is...more

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China Finalizes the Network Data Security Management Regulations and Issues the First Free Trade Zone Data Export Negative List

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On September 24, 2024, the State Council released the Regulations on the Management of Network Data Security (《网络数据安全管理条例》) (“Regulations”). The Regulations focus on prominent issues related to Personal Information (PI),...more

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CHINA: Mandatory Data Protection Compliance (Self) Audits on Their Way

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The Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“) requires a data controller to conduct compliance audits of its personal data processing activities on a regular basis (“Self-supervision Audits“). Apart from such...more

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China: Important New Guidance on Defining Sensitive Personal Information

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While the definition of sensitive personal information in China has always been different to other jurisdictions, with a focus on risk of harm at its heart, new draft guidance should make it easier for organisations to map...more

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Republican AGs Bullish on Protecting Consumer Data from Chinese Communist Party

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A group of 14 Republican AGs wrote a letter to the CEO of Webull Financial LLC, inquiring into whether Webull—which is both a U.S. and Chinese company—may have exposed customers’ personal information to the Chinese Communist...more

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China finalizes its Provisions to Promote and Regulate Cross-Border Data Transfers

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On 22 March, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) finalized its Provisions to Promote and Regulate Cross-Border Data Transfers (“Final Provisions”).  The Final Provisions were long anticipated following a...more

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