Mon, 09 Jan 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In December 2022, China issued the “Twenty Data Measures”, aiming to establish a basic system for data and maximize the role of data elements.
Personal Data Protection in China 个人数据保护
Sun, 04 Sep 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
Seizure of electronic storage devices and electronic data extraction are the two statutory methods. It is also noteworthy that different approaches would apply when it comes to collection of the electronic data located in China and of that located outside of China.
Sun, 13 Feb 2022 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
Diverging views among Chinese local courts are expressed on the question of whether the disclosure of Chinese judgments infringes the privacy of the parties.
Sun, 28 Nov 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
China's Personal Information Protection Law (个人信息保护法), enacted in August 2021, draws the boundaries for Internet platforms conducting automated decision-making through algorithms.
Sun, 24 Oct 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
A study of over 400 administrative punishment cases sheds light on the current attitude of the Chinese government towards facial recognition and provides a scenario to assess how China’s Personal Information Protection Law would apply should the cases occur today.
Sun, 12 Sep 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In 2021, China's Supreme Court's newly issued judicial interpretation on places stricter restrictions on facial recognition technology so as to protect the individuals' facial information.
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
It may be one of the strictest personal information protection legislation worldwide.
Sun, 23 May 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋
In practice, China's judicial authorities often do not have smooth access to the data of Internet companies.
Sun, 02 May 2021 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Liu Qiang 刘强
The collection of personal information should be lawful, justified and necessary, as a principle upheld by Chinese courts in Guo v. Hangzhou Safari Park (2020).
Sat, 05 Dec 2020 China Legal Trends Yanru Chen 陈彦茹
On 20 Nov. 2020, China's Court handed down the first judgment over a facial recognition-related service contract dispute.