Recently, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee of China published draft guidelines on cross-border transfers pursuant to the new Cybersecurity Law, entitled Information Security Technology – Guidelines for Data Cross-Border Transfer Security Assessment. Once finalized, the Guidelines are intended to establish norms regarding security assessments conducted in the context of cross-border data transfers. … Continue Reading
On June 1, 2017, the new Cybersecurity Law went into effect in China. This post takes stock of (1) which measures have been passed so far, (2) which ones go into effect on June 1 and (3) which ones are in progress but have yet to be promulgated.… Continue Reading
On May 19, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a revised draft of its Measures for the Security Assessment of Outbound Transmission of Personal Information and Critical Data. This blog entry provides highlights on the revised draft.… Continue Reading
On May 5, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a default judgment in favor of the SEC against three Chinese defendants accused of hacking into the nonpublic networks of two New York-headquartered law firms and stealing confidential information regarding several publicly traded companies engaged in mergers and acquisitions.… Continue Reading
On May 2, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published the final version of the Measures for the Security Review of Network Products and Services (for trial implementation), after having published a draft for public comment in February. The Measures provide detailed information about how security reviews will be implemented pursuant to the Cybersecurity Law of China.… Continue Reading
On April 11, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a draft of its proposed Measures for the Security Assessment of Outbound Transmission of Personal Information and Critical Data. The Draft provides further guidance on how security assessments might be carried out.… Continue Reading
On March 7, 2017, Hunton & Williams LLP hosted a webinar with Beijing partner Bing Maisog on China’s new Cybersecurity Law. China’s new Cybersecurity Law will impose new restrictions on information flows from operators of key information infrastructure, and will become effective in June 2017.… Continue Reading
Hunton & Williams LLP will host a webinar on China’s New Cybersecurity Law on March 7, 2017. This blog entry provides additional information on the event and a link to register for the complimentary program.… Continue Reading
On February 4, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a draft of its proposed Measures for the Security Review of Network Products and Services. Under the Cybersecurity Law of China, if an operator of key information infrastructure purchases network products and services that may affect national security, a security review is required. The draft is open for comment until March 4, 2017.… Continue Reading
On January 17, 2017, the International Trade Administration announced that South Korea formally submitted its intent to join the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system. South Korea would be the fifth APEC economy to join the system, joining the United States, Mexico, Canada and Japan. … Continue Reading
Recently, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China published a full draft of the E-commerce Law and is giving the general public an opportunity to comment on the draft through January 26, 2017.… Continue Reading
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China published a draft of the new Notice on Regulating Business Behaviors in the Cloud Service Market for public comment. The draft is open for comment until December 24, 2016.… Continue Reading
On November 7, 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China enacted the final Cybersecurity Law after it held its third reading of the draft Cybersecurity Law on October 31, 2016.… Continue Reading
On October 31, 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China held a third reading of the draft Cybersecurity Law. The National People’s Congress has not yet published the full text of the third draft of the Cybersecurity Law.… Continue Reading
Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China published for public comment a draft of the Regulations on the Online Protection of Minors. The Draft Regulations are open for comment until October 31, 2016.… Continue Reading
Last month, the People’s Republic of China’s administrative departments jointly published the Interim Measures for the Administration of Operation and Services of E-hailing Taxis. E-hailing is an increasingly popular emerging business in China that the Measures seek to regulate. The Measures will come into effect on November 1, 2016.… Continue Reading
Recently, the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Public Security, the National Development and Reform Commission and six other administrative departments jointly published the Announcement on Regulating the Administration of the Use of Resident Identity Cards. The Announcement came into effect on July 15, 2016, the date of its issuance.… Continue Reading
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China published a draft of its Implementing Regulations for the P.R.C. Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Consumers for public comment. The draft is open for comment until September 5, 2016.… Continue Reading
On July 5, 2016, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress published the full second draft of the Cybersecurity Law. The public may file comments on the second draft of the Cybersecurity Law until August 4, 2016.… Continue Reading
On June 28, 2016, the State Internet Information Office of the People’s Republic of China published the Administrative Provisions on Information Services for Mobile Internet Applications (the “App Administrative Provisions”). This is the first regulation that expressly regulates mobile apps in the People’s Republic of China. Before the App Administrative Provisions were published, the P.R.C. … Continue Reading
On June 27, 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People's Republic of China held a second reading of the draft Cybersecurity Law. The law is aimed at strengthening the protection and security of key information infrastructure and important data in China.… Continue Reading
On June 25, 2016, the Cyberspace Administration of China published its new Administrative Provisions on Internet Information Search Services. These provisions will come into effect on August 1, 2016.… Continue Reading
Hunton & Williams announces its participation with the Global Legal Group in the publication of the third edition of the book The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Data Protection 2016. The guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with a comprehensive worldwide legal analysis of the laws and regulations relating to data protection. … Continue Reading
On March 22, 2016, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China published drafts of its proposed (1) Specifications for Business Services in Mobile E-commerce and (2) Specifications for Business Services in Cross-border E-commerce. Public comments on the drafts will be accepted until May 31, 2016.… Continue Reading
