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significance of the MIIT data
security measures
China has been tightening its data-related regulations. effective. The MIIT’s Measures, once passed, will
This summer, the government launched a be yet be another key regulatory document on data
cybersecurity investigation into ride-hailing app Didi security and help make rules clearer.
after it rushed its public listing in the US. Didi was
accused of seriously violating laws and regulations in The MIIT plays a significant role in China’s
its collection and use of personal information and was data security supervision system. This
ordered to suspend new user registration. ministry regulates several industries, such as
equipment and consumer goods manufacturing,
In July, the Cyberspace Administration of China telecommunications, electronic information
(CAC) revised its Cybersecurity Review Measures products manufacturing, software, and internet,
to make clear that any Chinese companies that which are vital to the country’s digital economy.
hold the personal information of one million or
more users would need to seek a government Overall, the draft Measures offers more detailed
cybersecurity review before listing abroad. judgement criteria of important and core industrial
and telecoms data and puts forward enhanced
A month later, China’s top legislature passed the compliance requirements at the practical level, and
Personal Information Protection Law. And in this should hold great importance for enterprises
September, China’s new Data Security Law went in relevant sectors.
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security measures
China has been tightening its data-related regulations. effective. The MIIT’s Measures, once passed, will
This summer, the government launched a be yet be another key regulatory document on data
cybersecurity investigation into ride-hailing app Didi security and help make rules clearer.
after it rushed its public listing in the US. Didi was
accused of seriously violating laws and regulations in The MIIT plays a significant role in China’s
its collection and use of personal information and was data security supervision system. This
ordered to suspend new user registration. ministry regulates several industries, such as
equipment and consumer goods manufacturing,
In July, the Cyberspace Administration of China telecommunications, electronic information
(CAC) revised its Cybersecurity Review Measures products manufacturing, software, and internet,
to make clear that any Chinese companies that which are vital to the country’s digital economy.
hold the personal information of one million or
more users would need to seek a government Overall, the draft Measures offers more detailed
cybersecurity review before listing abroad. judgement criteria of important and core industrial
and telecoms data and puts forward enhanced
A month later, China’s top legislature passed the compliance requirements at the practical level, and
Personal Information Protection Law. And in this should hold great importance for enterprises
September, China’s new Data Security Law went in relevant sectors.
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