Tag: data security

CHINA | Preparing for the Data Security Law

On 10 June 2021, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress adopted the Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China ("Data Security Law") effective from 1 September 2021. The Law establishes an overarching framework to regulate data handling and management accordingly with national sovereignty, security, and development interests. Under the Data…

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): application in Europe and the effects across non-European countries

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the new European Union Regulation on data protection and privacy, which came into force on 25 May 2018. The new Regulation 679/2016 has been directly implemented within the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). The Regulation has the merit to achieve a more harmonious EU relating…

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