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New DOJ Limits on Cross-Border Data Transfers Prompt Assessment by Businesses

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On April 8, the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new rule on cross-border data transfers takes effect. It restricts U.S. businesses from transferring certain bulk sensitive personal data to...more

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PRC Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information

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The PRC National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of SAC (“TC260”) published new Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information (“Guidelines”) on 18 September 2024, nearly three months after it released the...more

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China Finalizes the Network Data Security Management Regulations and Issues the First Free Trade Zone Data Export Negative List

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On September 24, 2024, the State Council released the Regulations on the Management of Network Data Security (《网络数据安全管理条例》) (“Regulations”). The Regulations focus on prominent issues related to Personal Information (PI),...more

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CHINA: Mandatory Data Protection Compliance (Self) Audits on Their Way

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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

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Navigating China’s Data Security Laws in US Discovery

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The enactment of China’s Cybersecurity Law (CSL), Data Security Law (DSL), and Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL, together with the CSL and the DSL, “Data Security Laws”) has significantly reshaped the landscape of...more

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China’s Standard Contract for the Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information is in Effect

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China's Cybersecurity Law ("CSL"), Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL") and Data Security Law ("DSL") set a series of rules and requirements for the cross-border transfer of personal information located in China....more

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China’s Standard Contractual Clauses for Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Information

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On February 24, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released its final version of the Standard Contract Measures for Exporting Personal Information (“Standard Contract Measures”), accompanied by a template...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms and Requirements in China

In recent years, alongside the rapid development of the digital economy and the concomitant increase in data generation, collection, processing and monitoring in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), the Chinese...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

China Publishes Measures on Standard Contract for Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information

The Personal Information Protection (PIP) Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) provides three legal mechanisms for a personal information processor (data controller) in the mainland PRC to transfer personal information...more

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CCRC is First to Be Qualified to Conduct Personal Information Protection Certification for Export of Personal Information

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Article 38 of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) enacted in 2021, which is more demanding than GDPR in Europe, provides three channels to conduct the outbound transfer or export of personal information...more

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China Updates Specification on Security Certification for Cross-Border Personal Information Processing Activities

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On December 16, 2022 – less than six months after the initial version (“V1.0”) was released in June 2022, and within six weeks after the draft revision was issued on November 8 – the National Information Security...more

K&L Gates LLP

The CAC Assessment Collection – Part 2: What Must Be Done Before Applying for a CAC Assessment?

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In a recent alert, we painted the big picture of the security assessment conducted by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to data exporting activities from China (CAC Assessment), highlighting what data export...more

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PRC Legal Update: China’s Security Assessment Process of Outbound Data Transfers

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Under the PRC Cybersecurity Law, PRC Personal Information Protection Law and PRC Data Security Law, certain organisations (as well as individuals) are now required to conduct a security assessment of outbound transfers of...more

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China Unveils Draft Standard Contract and Provides Clarifications on Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms

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China’s CAC publishes guidance on cross-border data transfers, including draft standard contractual clauses and regulatory guidance on certification and security assessment. Key Points: ..Security Assessment:...more

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China Data Transfer Mechanisms and Requirements Come into View as Security Assessment and Technical Certification Measures...

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The transfer mechanisms drive home China’s focus on data localization, as the measures all set forth cumbersome procedures and requirements, including security assessments and required contractual considerations. Despite...more

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China Releases Standard Contractual Clauses for Cross-Border Data Transfers

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The Cyberspace Administration of China released for public consultation its long-awaited template for the cross-border data transfer agreement on June 30, 2022, under the draft Provisions on the Prescribed Agreement on...more

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China is Entering a New Era in Data Protections

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On November 1, 2021, the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) (the “Personal Information Protection Law”) went into effect, two months after the Data Security Law of the PRC (the...more

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2021 Transactional Year in Review and 2022 Forecast: New Data Privacy Law in China

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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...more

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Privacy Roundup Part Two: Significant International Updates

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Last week’s blog detailed the wave of state legislation that occurred in the U.S. during 2021. It is no surprise that there were also many data privacy developments abroad. It is crucial that organizations affected by...more

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China Publishes Draft Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on November 14, 2021 published the draft Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security (“Draft Regulations”) for comment through December 13, 2021.1 The Draft...more

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What U.S. Companies Should Expect from China’s New Data Privacy Laws

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China had a lot of legislative movement in the area of data privacy this year. On June 10, 2021, the Data Security Law (DSL) was passed and it became effective on Sept. 1, 2021. This is a broader law applying to data...more

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What Multinational Companies Need to Know about Collecting Personal Information from Their Employees in China

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The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which is considered the first comprehensive law on personal information protection in People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), came into effect on 1 November 2021. Prior to...more

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[Webinar] PIPL - A Review of China’s New Privacy Law and Insights Into Achieving Compliance and Managing Risks - November 18th,...

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China recently enacted its Personal Information Privacy Law (PIPL), which came into effect November 1, 2021. PIPL has global reach and broadly regulates entities of all industries that process the personal data of Chinese...more

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Five Immediate Steps to Take in Preparation for China’s New Comprehensive Privacy Law

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China has recently joined the list of countries that have adopted the world’s strictest data-privacy laws. Given China’s desirability as both a market for and a source of data, companies worldwide have started making early...more

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China’s New Privacy Protection Law

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On November 1, 2021, the new Chinese Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) will come into effect. This law is modeled after the well-known European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Like the GDPR, the PIPL will...more

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