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MIIT Calls Out 267 Apps That Violated User Rights
In August, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) listed
267 apps in three batches, including WeChat and several major online streaming
apps, that were found to have violated user rights, and have not resolved these
problems within the period of time they were given to do
China Issues Its First Personal Information Protection Law
On August 20, China’s Standing Committee of National People’s Congress passed the nation’s first Personal Information Protection Law (个人信息保护法) (PIPL) (informal English version here). It is modeled after the Europe Union's General Data Protection Regulation, and has been called by some western media “one of
Shenzhen Issues First Comprehensive Data Rules
On June 29, the Standing Committee of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress
passed the Data Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (hereafter
referred to as “the Data Regulations”) (深圳经济特区数据条例
[http://www.sznews.com/content/mb/2021-07/07/content_24370464.htm?cxid=iyt&token=1625616000115]
, link in Chinese). The rules
MIIT Calls on 145 Apps to Fix Problems Related to User Rights
On July 18, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)
issued its 6th list
[https://www.miit.gov.cn/jgsj/xgj/gzdt/art/2021/art_d902f99e88ea42bab468d674bac622e1.html]
in 2021 of apps that have not resolved existing problems related to user rights
infringement. The list consists of 145
China Proposes Expanding and Clarifying Cybersecurity Reviews
On July 11, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a draft of the revised version (the Draft) of the Measures on Cybersecurity Review (网络安全审查办法(修订草案征求意见稿)). The revision, once finalized, would serve as the legal basis for the cybersecurity reviews launched recently. The Draft solicits comments, which are due by
China Tightens Data Security Scrutiny on Technology Companies
China has taken a series of actions recently in an effort to tighten scrutiny of
the data security practices of domestic technology companies. Most prominently,
the Cybersecurity Review Office (CRO) and Cyberspace Administration of China
(CAC) initiated multiple cybersecurity reviews, including one on Chinese
ride-hailing company Didi. These investigations all
China Sets Out More Rules on Data Through Its first Data Security Law
On June 10, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed China’s first Data Security Law (数据安全法). The Data Security Law (the Law) was heavily influenced by the United States’ Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (the CLOUD Act) and the European Union’s General