China S Cybersecurity Law

The cybersecurity law draft for second deliberation was released on the national people s congress website for public comment.

China s cybersecurity law. China s first comprehensive regulation for digital privacy and security cybersecurity law csl was passed on november 7th 2016 and first came into effect on june 1 st of 2017. It is accompanied by the 2018 specification a guidance dedicated to personal data security and privacy. This scheme sets out the technical and organizational controls all companies and individuals in china must follow to comply with mlps related internet security obligations mandated by china s cybersecurity law. The law is an evolution of the previously existent cybersecurity rules and regulations from various levels and fields assimilating them to create a structured law at the macro level.

On june 1 2017 china s cybersecurity law went into effect marking an important milestone in china s efforts to create strict guidelines on cyber governance. The cyber security law of the people s republic of china commonly referred to as the china internet security law was enacted to increase data protection data localization and cybersecurity in the interest of national security. Web conference originally recorded on january 25 2017. The cybersecurity law of the people s republic of china was adopted at the 24th session of the standing committee of the 12th national people s congress on 7 november with 154 affirmative votes and one abstention.

Hong who led the drafters of the 2018 specification argues that this text is stricter than the u s but not as much as the eu. All companies and individuals must abide by the following three standards. China s cybersecurity law became effective on june 1 2017. China s cybersecurity law goes into effect today june 1 2017.

Here s an overview of the iapp s coverage on the new law and what it means for organizations doing business in the country. The cybersecurity law is a milestone for cybersecurity legislation in mainland china and serves as a basic law in its field. China s cybersecurity law is the latest legislation on data protection and privacy in china. When the cybersecurity law takes effect on june 1 internet companies operating in china will be subject to a broad and ill defined array of regulations and potential punishments.

Notwithstanding the enhanced individual protections that it provides the law primarily serves to increase the state s ability to control domestic internet activity. For example a white paper titled the internet in china published in 2010 served as an early guide. It subjects multinational companies to liability or penalty if they endanger china s network security and personal information.