Annual Review of Personal Information Protection in China
February 17, 2021 | BY
Susan Mok2020 was a significant year for personal information protection in China. Jerry (Jianwei) Fang and Wenpei Yu of Zhong Lun Law Firm examine the year's important developments.
2020 was a significant year in the sphere of personal information protection in China. Several critical laws and regulations were published during the year. Most importantly, the Draft of the Law on the Protection of Personal Information (《个人信息保护法》（草案）) was published, aiming to further enhance the country's legislation on personal information protection. Various measures, industry specifications and other documents in different specific industries indicate deeper and more specialized regulation in this area of law, and it is anticipated that further regulations will emerge in 2021.
there are now far more stringent requirements on mobile apps in terms of how they collect and use personal information
Personal Information Legislation
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