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An introduction to the new Chinese legal framework for data protection

20.01.2020 15:05
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Article from the trade journal DuD 1/2020

"The Cyber Security Law of the People's Rebulbic of China ("CSL"), which came into force on June 1, 2017, established the legal basis for cyber security and data protection. The purpose of the law is to protect network security, maintain cyberspace and national security, safeguard public interests and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations."

"Coming into effect on 1 June 2017, the Cyber Security Law of the People´s Rebulbic of China (the "CSL") established the legal foundation of cybersecurity and data protection. The purpose of the law is to protect network security, maintain cyberspace and national security, safeguard public interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations."
Source: Aufsatz DuD 1/2020

Mr. Jihong CHEN, Ms. Lu HAND and Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker published an article on this topic in the journal Datenschutz und Datensicherheit (DuD) 1/2020. The complete article is available here as PDF.