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China: Important New Guidance on Defining Sensitive Personal Information

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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information in China has always been different to other jurisdictions, with a focus on risk of harm at its heart, new draft guidance should make it easier for organisations to map...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

China Finalises Exemptions to Cross-Border Data Transfer Rules and Eases Restrictions

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On 22 March 2024, the CAC published the final version of the Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-Border Data Flows which took effect immediately and follows the draft published for consultation in September 2023. On...more

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China Officially Promulgates New Cross-Border Data Transfer Requirements

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The newly promulgated measures increase the threshold of data triggering security assessments and contract requirements while leaving room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers. In...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Data Privacy: What Nonprofits Need to Know in the United States, EU and UK, and China

From long-standing laws to incoming legislation, global nonprofits must understand the requirements and prepare for scrutiny in their handling of personal data. U.S. privacy regulations are currently a complex framework of...more

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China’s New Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures and Standard Contract Provisions

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Outbound Data Transfer Security Review Measures - On July 7, 2022, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures (“Security Assessment Measures”) effective...more

Hogan Lovells

Data protection enforcement progresses in China

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Six months have now passed since China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) became effective on November 1, 2021. As noted below, Chinese authorities have recently stepped up enforcement actions relative to PIPL....more

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Part 3 of 5: the PIPL and the Personal Information Security Specification

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In Part 2 of this series, we discussed how the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), the centerpiece of China’s personal information (“PI”) protection law, needs to be read in conjunction with other relevant laws,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

China’s New Data Security Law: What International Companies Need to Know

On June 10, 2021, China’s national legislature – the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the Data Security Law (the “DSL”). The DSL (see here for a non-official English translation) took effect on...more

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There’s a New Regulator in Town: China Passes an Omnibus Data Privacy Law

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On August 20, the People’s Republic of China became the latest global economic powerhouse to pass an omnibus privacy law. Titled the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), the law was adopted by the Standing Committee...more

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China Enacts Personal Information Protection Law: What Multinational Companies Need to Know

On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) enacted the Personal Information Protection Law (PIP Law), which will come into effect on...more

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