In August 2024, China Judgements Online published a ruling issued by the Guangzhou Internet Court on September 8, 2023, in a case widely regarded as China’s first judicial decision addressing cross-border personal information...more
Cross-border transfer of evidence in litigation or arbitration proceedings is no longer innocuous in today’s world, with countries frequently at odds with each other over data security regulations. This was unexpected a...more
The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on September 28, 2023 issued the draft Provisions on the Regulation and Promotion of Cross-Border Data Flows (“draft Provisions”), just one year after China’s data export...more
U.S.-based multinationals with employees in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are confronting a November 30 deadline to implement China’s new cross-border data transfer mechanism—the Standard Contract. This implementation...more
On April 11, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued draft Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (“Draft AI Measures”)....more
Introduction - Recent years have brought a dramatic increase in the number of countries that have comprehensive privacy and data security laws. As the world has become increasingly digital, privacy and data protection have...more
China’s emerging statutes and regulations governing the processing, disclosure and transfer of data, under threat of severe penalties, pose significant risks for producing parties. Yet, as Chinese entities increasingly become...more
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
Background on the PIPL Security Assessment. On July 7, China’s top regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), released the final version of the Measures for Security Assessment of Data Exports (Security...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
China recently finalized the Measures for Security Assessment for Cross-Border Data Transfers, unveiling the last piece of the puzzle for cross-border data transfer. This LawFlash highlights the key requirements in the data...more
Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity in China’s regulation of international data transfers. Three principal data laws, the Cyber Security Law (“CSL”), the Data Security Law (“DSL”) and the Personal Information...more
In our second installment of what privacy professionals should know before they start the summer, we provide you with highlights from the draft regulations from the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) and...more
Unless you’ve been completely disconnected from the internet for the past year, you’ve undoubtedly read about the passage of a number of state and international laws addressing privacy and cybersecurity. Does this mean that...more
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
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
As the world continues to work from home in the wake of COVID-19 and companies lean on online technologies to conduct their businesses and service their customers, China (home to the most online users in the world), is one of...more
The Cyberspace Administration of China has issued draft guidance on applying for and conducting security assessments for cross-border data transfers for public comment. On October 29, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of...more
China’s long-waited Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) was finally enacted on August 20, 2021, and will take effect on November 1, 2021. PIPL, which supplements the existing privacy rules established by the...more
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