China: Important Clarifications and Changes to China’s Data Privacy Standards

guest · Mar 26, 2020

CHINA: Important Clarifications and Changes to China’s Data Privacy Standards
March 24, 2020
https://blogs.dlapiper.com/privacym...and-changes-to-chinas-data-privacy-standards/

Important updates to China’s de facto data privacy regulations will come into force on 1 October 2020. The amendments to the Personal Information Security Specification (“PIS Specification”) comprise important clarifications rather than substantial changes to the existing regulations.

This additional guidance on the practical steps needed to comply with China’s data privacy framework is good news for organisations operating in China. Helpfully the final version also more closely aligns with other recent laws (such as the PRC E-Commerce Law and the PRC Encryption Law), and does not change significantly from earlier drafts.
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Unfortunately the amendments to the PIS Specification do not provide much-sought-after clarification on overseas transfer, or localisation, of personal information. Organisations should review and update their China privacy compliance programmes in light of the above, and continue to monitor changes as the China privacy landscape continues to evolve.
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