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Cross-Border Data Processing under the "Offshore Model": China's Regulatory Approach in Comparative Context

Dacheng on 7/10/2025

As the digital economy continues to thrive and remote work becomes increasingly mainstream, an “offshore model” of business operation has emerged. Under this model, companies may provide services to users in a given...more

China Officially Promulgates New Cross-Border Data Transfer Requirements

Benesch on 4/1/2024

The newly promulgated measures increase the threshold of data triggering security assessments and contract requirements while leaving room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers. In...more

Data Privacy: What Nonprofits Need to Know in the United States, EU and UK, and China

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/6/2023

From long-standing laws to incoming legislation, global nonprofits must understand the requirements and prepare for scrutiny in their handling of personal data. U.S. privacy regulations are currently a complex framework of...more

CCRC is First to Be Qualified to Conduct Personal Information Protection Certification for Export of Personal Information

WilmerHale on 2/24/2023

Article 38 of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) enacted in 2021, which is more demanding than GDPR in Europe, provides three channels to conduct the outbound transfer or export of personal information...more

[Webcast Transcript] The Digital Great Wall: Data Protection in Today’s China

HaystackID on 1/26/2023

Editor’s Note: On January 18, 2023, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on China’s emerging statutes and regulations governing the processing, disclosure, and transfer of data. As Chinese entities increasingly become...more

[Webcast Transcript] The State of US Privacy Law: What to Expect in 2023 and Beyond

HaystackID on 10/12/2022

Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more

Spotlight on Greater China: recent developments governing health related data and HGR

Hogan Lovells on 9/23/2022

As part of a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) Life Sciences and Health Care webinar program designed both for companies with commercial interests in APAC and for companies based in the region, Hogan Lovells is hosting a special...more

Data Privacy: Evolving Updates to the Global Landscape

Morgan Lewis on 9/15/2022

World events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have accelerated the need for business operations to grow more digitally reliant and driven. As the global network grows and becomes more interconnected, privacy and...more

2022 Privacy Update

Gardner Law on 9/6/2022

If you have been following recent privacy news, you know that the pace of new state laws has not slowed from warp speed, even with the specter of a possible federal privacy law looming. ...more

China Unveils Draft Standard Contract and Provides Clarifications on Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/9/2022

China’s CAC publishes guidance on cross-border data transfers, including draft standard contractual clauses and regulatory guidance on certification and security assessment. Key Points: ..Security Assessment:...more

Part 2: PIPL and GDPR Compliance Obligations on Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Information

Cooley LLP on 4/26/2022

As explained in our previous blog post, in addition to the requirements for adopting a cross-border transfer mechanism, China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) and the European Union’s General Data Protection...more

Cross-Border Data Transfers: PIPL vs. GDPR vs. CCPA

Cooley LLP on 4/12/2022

Multinational companies often encounter questions regarding if and when they can transfer personal information across borders. The People’s Republic of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) adds new...more

Data transfer to Russia and China in times of crisis

Spirit Legal on 3/30/2022

In light of the “changed security policy situation” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegian data protection regulator recently encouraged any company that exports personal data to Russia and Ukraine to review...more

2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

Lighthouse on 1/12/2022

While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

China Publishes Draft Data Transfer Requirements That Heavily Favor Data Localization

Benesch on 12/1/2021

As drafted the new measures specify security assessment and contract requirements but leave ample room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers. At the end of October, China’s top privacy...more

China’s New Privacy Protection Law

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 10/28/2021

On November 1, 2021, the new Chinese Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) will come into effect. This law is modeled after the well-known European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Like the GDPR, the PIPL will...more

What U.S. Companies Need To Know About China’s New Privacy Law

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/30/2021

Keypoint: China’s Personal Information Protection Law is a complicated regulatory regime that will require U.S. entities subject to its requirements to undertake substantial compliance efforts. Effective November 1, 2021,...more

China’s New Privacy Law: Both a Shield And a Sword

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on 9/20/2021

On August 20, 2021, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) passed a sweeping data protection law, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), set to take effect on November 1, 2021. Although the PIPL appears to borrow...more

China Introduces First Comprehensive Legislation on Personal Information Protection

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/8/2021

The Personal Information Protection Law, or PIPL, imposes stringent obligations of a similar standard to the GDPR and will take effect on November 1, 2021. Key Points: ..Extraterritorial effect: PIPL applies to those who...more

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