China rolled out its “new,” streamlined cross-border data transfer (CBDT) regime on March 22, 2024, with the issuance by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) of the Provisions on Facilitating and Regulating...more
6/9/2025
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Cross-Border ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement ,
Filing Requirements ,
Free Trade Zone ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
New Regulations ,
Penalties ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Reform
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
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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
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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