The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released an important Q&A on cross-border data transfer requirements and policies in early April, providing clarification on a number of issues of concern to companies in China....more
4/22/2025
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Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which is the primary data regulator in China, published a newsletter about the government authorities’ enforcement of Apps and websites that violated personal data...more
On 3 January 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“) released for public consultation the draft Measures for Certification of Personal Information Protection for Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information...more
Additional and clarified data compliance obligations will soon come into force under the long-awaited Network Data Security Management Regulation (“Regulation“), which was released on 30 September 2024. The Regulation is...more
We previously wrote about proposed changes to the definition of sensitive personal information under a June 2024 draft of the Guide for Sensitive Personal Information Identification (“Guide“). The Guide has now (September...more
The Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“) requires a data controller to conduct compliance audits of its personal data processing activities on a regular basis (“Self-supervision Audits“). Apart from such...more
9/3/2024
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International Data Transfers ,
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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information in China has always been different to other jurisdictions, with a focus on risk of harm at its heart, new draft guidance should make it easier for organisations to map...more