Legislation roundup: Cybersecurity Law amendment draft, pharma clinical data and facial recognition

Cybersecurity Law amendment draft imposes heavier penalties. China proposes different data protection periods for three categories of drugs. Facial information collection requires obligations of informing individuals.

Cybersecurity

PRC Cybersecurity Law (Second Amendment Draft for Comments)
中华人民共和国网络安全法（修正草案再次征求意见稿）

If a network operator fails to perform the cybersecurity protection obligations set forth in Article 21 or 25 hereof, the relevant competent department shall order it to rectify the matter, give it a warning and may impose a fine of not less than Rmb10,000 and not more than Rmb 50,000. If it refuses to rectify the matter or cybersecurity is jeopardized or other such consequence results, a fine of not less than Rmb50,000 and not more than Rmb500,000 shall be imposed, and the manager directly responsible shall be fined not less than Rmb10,000 and not more than Rmb100,000.

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