Data localisation

VIETNAM: First Personal Data Protection Decree passed – What you need to know

24 May 2023 24 May 2023 / Data localisation, Data Protection, Personal Data, Vietnam

Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Amanda Ge, Venus Cheung, and Gwyneth To. Vietnam’s long-awaited, first-ever Personal Data Protection Decree (“PDPD”) has finally been passed and is scheduled to take effect from 1 July 2023 (save limited grace period exceptions). The PDPD is the first comprehensive data protection regulation consolidating Vietnam’s existing data protection regulatory framework (which is …

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China: Navigating China episode 18: Increased scrutiny over connected car and automobile industry data from Chinese regulators, including push towards data localisation

4 June 2021 4 June 2021 / Connected cars, Data localisation, Data Security

Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Venus Cheung and Fangfang Song Increased scrutiny over connected car and automobile industry data from Chinese regulators, including push towards data localisation The Chinese cybersecurity authorities have published new draft rules clarifying data and cyber compliance obligations for the automobile industry, including a push towards most personal information and important data being …

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China: Navigating China episode 17: China’s Draft Privacy and Security Laws – second drafts clarify compliance steps for businesses

4 May 2021 4 May 2021 / China, Data localisation, Data Protection, Data Security

Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Venus Cheung and Fangfang Song Second drafts of the new overarching national personal data protection and data security laws have just been published, and give a clearer picture of the impending new national frameworks in China. 1. Draft Personal Information Protection Law The Draft Personal Information Protection Law (“Draft PIPL”) will – …

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China: Navigating China episode 16: New data lifecycle guidelines for financial institutions in China – detailed assessments, additional security measures and some data localisation introduced

20 April 2021 20 April 2021 / Data localisation, Data Protection, Financial data lifecycle, payments data

Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Venus Cheung and Fangfang Song Important new guidelines outlining how personal and other types of financial information should be handled by financial institutions throughout the data lifecycle have just come into force in China, including a new data localisation obligation. The “Financial Data Lifecycle Guidelines” (金融数据生命周期安全规范) were published by the PBOC (the …

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Russia: Penalties for Violation of Data Localization Rules are Dramatically Increased

10 December 2019 10 December 2019 / Data localisation, Personal Data

Many companies have scrambled to comply with Russia’s peculiar Data Localization Rules since their enactment in 2015. While these rules apply to a wide range of companies handling Russian personal data both in Russia and abroad, the penalties for non-compliance were traditionally limited only to blocking of the data operator’s websites. This somewhat abstract penalty, …

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CHINA: data localisation – a growing trend?

14 May 2016 10 November 2017 / China, Data localisation, overseas data transfers

Foreign companies operating in China, or looking to enter the Chinese market, are increasingly concerned as to whether Chinese law restricts cross-border transfers of personal data collected in China. In light of recent developments, is there a growing trend in China towards data localisation? As is generally the case with China’s data privacy framework, there …

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