In this bulletin we summarise recent updates relating to cybersecurity and data protection in China to keep you updated on developments. We focus on three areas: regulatory developments, enforcement developments, and industry developments. For further detail, please see our update here. Read more
The new Encryption Law, China’s first national law on encryption, was published on 26 October 2019 and will come into force on 1 January 2020. It broadens the current regulatory scope of encryption, liberalises commercial encryption at national-law level and proposes a market-oriented regulatory regime for the commercial encryption industry. Foreign and foreign-invested enterprises are given … Read more
In June 2019, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority published its Guideline on Cybersecurity (GL 20) for authorised insurers, which will take effect on 1 January 2020. GL 20 applies to all authorised insurers (except for captive insurers and marine mutual insurers) in relation to the insurance business that they carry on in or from Hong … Read more
