In the News: Certification of Personal Information Protection; US Data Protection; and US Targets PLA VC Backers

Chinese cybersecurity regulator details on the lenient certification method for cross-border data transfer; U.S. issues final rule to prevent “adversarial nations” accessing U.S. citizens’ sensitive personal data; and U.S. to ban venture capital funds from backing certain PLA-affiliated companies

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Certification of Personal Information Protection in Non-Major Data Transfers


On January 3, the Chinese cybersecurity regulator announced draft guidelines for certifying the cross-border transfer for personal information. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) is asking for opinions from companies and the public regarding this draft until February 3. 

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