Privacy laws in China In China, Tencent can be considered the number one giant of the Internet, and Tencent has almost monopolized the online social networking sector in China. In recent years, there have been more and more allegations against Tencent for violating users' privacy. This kind of...
New Data Privacy Law in China January 31, 2022 White Paper China passed its new Data Security Law ("DSL") in June 2021 and its new Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL") in August 2021. Both new laws impact every business operating in or doing business with China, coupling extensi...
Amongst the above Personal Data, some of them are considered as sensitive Personal Data under privacy laws in China, such as information revealing the aspects of specific identity (e.g., governmental identity documents), undisclosed criminal records, financial accounts, and others. The processing ...
China has so far enacted a range of laws, said Gong. He added that as China aligns itself with international standards in data protection, these legislations have effectively responded to the domestic demands for privacy protection.■
Government authorities, such as the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), have issued various regulations to implement the “Three Basic Laws”. In addition, other government and semi-government agencies, such as China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee, have als...
Perkins Coie attorneys explain how China’s new data security laws and use of third-party apps, such as WeChat, by Chinese employees create significant obstacles for companies conducting internal investigations in the country.
In addition to faster notifications, the new laws require organizations to provide data breach response plans. The EU and China mandate that notifications include details on steps taken to address the compromised information. New York state law, which is specific to the financial services industry, ...
The laws arrive amid a broader regulatory tightening on industry from Chinese regulators, which have rattled companies large and small. In July, China's Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), its top cyberspace regulator, announced it would launch an investigation into Chinese ride-hailing giant ...
Privacy Protection Under the Construction of Smart Cities in China—From the Perspectives of Legislation Taking a normative analyzing approach, this study summarized the framework of laws and regulations concerning privacy protection and analyzed the legislati... R Liu - International Conference on Machi...
The Personal Information Protection Law, along with the Data Security Law, are two major laws set to govern China's internet in the future. The Data Security Law, to be implemented on September 1, sets a framework for companies to classify data based on its economic value...