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[co-author: Mary Lam] Introduction In light of the development of technology and the widespread use of internet to transmit data, personal data protection has become a hot topic nowadays as people became more aware of their right to privacy. This article aims to provide a general introduction to the relevant legal requirements regarding data protection in China, particularly in the context of collecting, processing and storing personal data. This article also covers some points to note when tra...

Data-governance zones are characterized by three sharply different sets of rules for regulating personal and business information.

While Blinken has laudably called out China’s behavior and advocated for accountability regarding China’s considerable human rights abuses, some of his past statements indicate that he may not fully grasp the nature of the security threat China poses to the United States. For example, at an event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in September, Blinken said, “Trying to fully decouple, as some have suggested, from China … is unrealistic and ultimately counter-productive.” This comm...

Other fun bits: An asteroid patrol, brain:computer fusion, DNA storage, enhanced privacy laws Share Copy China has put quantum communications networks and a brain:machine interface on its to-do list in plans unveiled at its annual "Two Sessions" parliamentary sittings. The centerpiece of the Two Sessions, which sees 5,000 of the nations political elite gather for meetings of the National Peoples Congress (NPC) and top political advisory body the National Committee of the Chinese Peoples...

CIPL Hosts Webinar on China’s Data Protection Landscape Thursday, February 25, 2021 On February 23, 2021, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth hosted a webinar on China’s Data Privacy Landscape and Upcoming Legislation. During the presentation, representatives from CIPL and Hunton provided an overview of the increasingly complex data privacy and security landscape in China and examined key similarities and differences between China’s proposed P...

Thursday, January 21, 2021 On Oct. 21, 2020, China published a draft of the Personal Information Protection Law ( Draft) with a month-long public comment period. Once promulgated, the Personal Information Protection Law, along with the Cybersecurity Law and the Data Security Law, will be the three fundamental data protection laws in China. No information has been provided as to a timeline for a revised or final version of the  Draft. According to Article 4 of the  Draft, personal in...

8:30 AM MYT The legislation was hailed by tech leaders as a milestone for the ‘governing the digital industry according to the law’. Zhejiang’s new regulations come amid a countrywide focus on data and digital infrastructure. — SCMP Legislators in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, home to tech giants like Alibaba Group Holding and NetEase, have introduced regulations dedicated to the development of the digital economy in the first such regional law for the burgeoning industry. Titled...

Even fitness trackers ruled a big risk due to potential for record-matching identifying your family Share Copy The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a guide to the terrifying risks that businesses will expose themselves to if they use tech created in the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) or engage in any business activity with the Middle Kingdom. The fifteen-page “Data Security Business Advisory” [PDF] opens by warning “Businesses expose themselves...

China’s Hyperactive Debates on Personal Data Protection The draft of China’s first comprehensive law on personal information protection is the culmination of intense public interest in the subject. By December 18, 2020 Advertisement On October 21, 2020, a draft of China’s much-anticipated Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) was released for public comments. Along with the Cybersecurity Law implemented in 2017 and the Data Security Law (a draft of which wa...

Inviting the CCP Into Our Backyard is a Mistake   Share Source: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File America’s state and local governments should be wary of who they invite to invest in their communities. China has proven over and over that its investments come with strings attached.  The line between Chinese business investment and Chinese government interference is murky. Communist China keeps a much heavier thumb on its citizens and businesses than the United States—and can compel its co...