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.
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Chinese Hackers Fined for Hack of New York Law Firms
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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.…
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China Publishes Final Measures for Security Reviews of Network Products and Services
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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.…
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China Publishes Draft Measures for Security Assessments of Data Transfers
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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.…
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Webinar on China’s New Cybersecurity Law
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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.…
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China Publishes Draft Measures for Security Review of Network Products and Services
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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.…
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South Korea Seeks to Join APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules
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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. …
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Draft of E-Commerce Law Published for Comment in China
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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.…
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China Publishes Regulations Regarding Cloud Services for Public Comment
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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.…
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Final Cybersecurity Law Enacted in China
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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.…
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