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China's First Comprehensive Personal Data Law - Barbara Li, Rui Bai Law Firm
Manage episode 280348551 series 2841937
Data protection has been one of the top priorities for lawmakers and regulators in China in recent years, as concerns over the commercial collection and processing of personal information have increased alongside the explosion of the country’s internet economy. Barbara Li analyzes the extraterritorial reach of the new draft PRC Law on the Protection of Personal Information (中华人民共和国个人信息保护法), its provisions on cross-border data transfer, why the law is good news for GDPR compliant international companies, and more.
Barbara Li is Head of Corporate at Rui Bai Law Firm in Beijing, where she spearheads the TMT and FinTech practices.
The China Law Podcast is a weekly podcast exploring China’s business and financial sectors from a legal perspective hosted by Vincent Chow. Get in touch at vchow@alm.com with any feedback and ideas for future episodes.
Episode Outline
- 01:07 Legislative context of the new law
- 03:11 Extraterritorial reach and uncertainty over enforcement
- 09:22 Alignment with GDPR in definition of consent
- 12:55 New avenues for cross-border data transfer
- 18:33 Massive increase in penalty provisions
- 20:05 Compliance advice for international companies
- 23:45 Preparing Chinese companies to go global
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Strengthening the Protection of Personal Information in China – National Standard Overhaul
China Targets Data Collectors With New GDPR-Aligned National Standards
37 episoder
Manage episode 280348551 series 2841937
Data protection has been one of the top priorities for lawmakers and regulators in China in recent years, as concerns over the commercial collection and processing of personal information have increased alongside the explosion of the country’s internet economy. Barbara Li analyzes the extraterritorial reach of the new draft PRC Law on the Protection of Personal Information (中华人民共和国个人信息保护法), its provisions on cross-border data transfer, why the law is good news for GDPR compliant international companies, and more.
Barbara Li is Head of Corporate at Rui Bai Law Firm in Beijing, where she spearheads the TMT and FinTech practices.
The China Law Podcast is a weekly podcast exploring China’s business and financial sectors from a legal perspective hosted by Vincent Chow. Get in touch at vchow@alm.com with any feedback and ideas for future episodes.
Episode Outline
- 01:07 Legislative context of the new law
- 03:11 Extraterritorial reach and uncertainty over enforcement
- 09:22 Alignment with GDPR in definition of consent
- 12:55 New avenues for cross-border data transfer
- 18:33 Massive increase in penalty provisions
- 20:05 Compliance advice for international companies
- 23:45 Preparing Chinese companies to go global
Related Content
PRC Law on the Protection of Personal Information (Draft)
Strengthening the Protection of Personal Information in China – National Standard Overhaul
China Targets Data Collectors With New GDPR-Aligned National Standards
37 episoder
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