How Companies Are Responding to China's New Personal Information Laws

December 23, 2021 | BY

Vincent Chow

Both multinationals and domestic companies have already enacted changes to their internal policies and operations in response to China's new data and personal information processing requirements, from human resources management to customer privacy authorizations

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Summary

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  • Legal teams feel more confident about CII status following release of key regulations
  • Human resources management among key focus areas given sensitivity of employee data, but definition unclear
  • Separate consent requirement a major challenge for user-friendliness and technical difficulty

China's nascent data and personal information protection regulatory regime has already had an impact on companies' operations in a wide range of areas, from human resources management to data transfers. Both multinationals and domestic companies are incorporating new requirements and tightened rules into internal policies and business practices—evidence that regulatory developments are being borne out in practice.

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