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
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information in China has always been different to other jurisdictions, with a focus on risk of harm at its heart, new draft guidance should make it easier for organisations to map...more
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
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
Outbound Data Transfer Security Review Measures - On July 7, 2022, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures (“Security Assessment Measures”) effective...more
Six months have now passed since China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) became effective on November 1, 2021. As noted below, Chinese authorities have recently stepped up enforcement actions relative to PIPL....more
In Part 2 of this series, we discussed how the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), the centerpiece of China’s personal information (“PI”) protection law, needs to be read in conjunction with other relevant laws,...more
On June 10, 2021, China’s national legislature – the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the Data Security Law (the “DSL”). The DSL (see here for a non-official English translation) took effect on...more
On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) enacted the Personal Information Protection Law (PIP Law), which will come into effect on...more