China has officially launched internet identification requirements that rights groups have warned will further curtail online ...

China’s 989 million internet users are not accustomed to digital privacy—but that may be starting to change. On November 1, the country’s first comprehensive data privacy law came into ...

China’s new Data Security Law (DSL) also went into effect earlier this year, on September 1, 2021. The DSL applies to a wide range of data processing activities including but not limited to ...

Some legal scholars who have objected to virtual ID systems have been punished. Lao Dongyan, a law professor from Tsinghua ...

China has approved a sweeping privacy law that will curb data collection by technology companies, but that policy analysts say is unlikely to limit the state’s widespread use of surveillance ...

China enacted a sweeping new data privacy law on August 20 that will dramatically impact how tech companies can operate in the country. Officially called the Personal Information Protection Law of ...

China’s top legislative body on Friday passed a new data privacy law that places limits on companies’ collection of personal user data, the latest action in the government’s ongoing efforts ...

China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday, as the country faces an uptick in internet scams, leaks and concerns about tech ...

China’s plan to introduce a nationwide digital identification system has been met with criticism and privacy concerns in a country that already closely monitors and censors speech.

In early June, the Cyberspace Administration of China released for public comment new draft regulations applicable to the collection of personal information relating to children under 14 by online ...

China’s souped-up data privacy laws deter researchers Recent regulations have strengthened Chinese data privacy, but are impinging on international research collaboration. By ...

The law is modelled after the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, one of the world's strictest online privacy protection laws. "China's new privacy regime is one of the toughest ...