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China Passes the Personal Information Protection Law
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China Passes the Personal Information Protection Law

The law will take effect on November 1, 2021 giving companies under two months to ensure their privacy policies and systems comply.

On August 20, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress of China passed a sweeping privacy law meant to ensure heightened security of Personal Information (“PI”) and regulates data standards. Broadly, the law tracks with other omnibus privacy protection laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in the European Union.

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