In a significant ruling that underscores the growing emphasis on personal data protection in China, the Guangzhou Internet Court recently concluded a case involving cross-border data transfer violations under the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (PIPL). The case, titled (2022) Yue 0192 Min Chu 6486, saw Mr. Z, a Chinese […]
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China passed new data protection law
China issued its comprehensive data protection law, the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), on August 20, 2021. The PIPL will come into effect on November 1, 2021. This marks a new era in China’s data protection development. Before the PIPL, the main legislations regulating data processing activities in China are the Cybersecurity Law, the Data […]