We are kicking off Cybersecurity Month early with a masterclass on China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”).
The PIPL was issued on August 20 and came into effect on November 1, 2021. A year later, PIPL remains...more
9/6/2022
/ China ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Webinars
One of the more dramatic privacy law developments in China in 2014 was the August criminal conviction of foreign nationals Peter Humphrey and Yu Yingzeng for their violation of Article 253 of the Criminal Law (??) associated...more
9/16/2015
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybertheft ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Theft ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Third-Party
On July 6, 2015, China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), circulated for comment two pieces of draft legislation with significant potential implications for data privacy and data security in China. Comments...more
7/21/2015
/ China ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Identity Theft ,
Information Technology ,
Network Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Telecommunications
As we reported in our client alert on January 23, 2013, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress issued a Decision on Reinforcing the Protection of Network Information on December 28, 2012. To implement this...more
Originally published in Privacy & Security Law on 03/18/2013.
There is continued focus in China on privacy and data security issues. China still has no omnibus law, but it has promulgated some sector-specific...more
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3/13/2013
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Barack Obama ,
China ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Debt Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Dukes v Wal-Mart ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreclosure ,
Mobile Apps ,
Recess Appointments ,
Richard Cordray ,
Social Media ,
Telemarketing
On December 28, 2012, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (“NPC”), China’s legislature, weighed in on the subject of data privacy with its promulgation of the Decision on Reinforcing the Protection of...more