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China Passes Sweeping Data Control Law Amid Escalating Tech Crackdown

China Passes Sweeping Data Control Law Amid Escalating Tech Crackdown
The logo of Alibaba Group at its office in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2021. Thomas Peter/Reuters
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
8/20/2021|Updated: 8/21/2021

China has passed a sweeping data protection law that is set to impose strict control measures on the private sector’s handling of personal data, building on an already expansive crackdown on the country’s tech sector that has rattled global stock markets.

The personal information protection law, passed through the Chinese Communist Party’s ceremonial legislature on Aug. 20, will require organizations and individuals to have a clear and reasonable purpose to “collect, use, process, transfer, trade, provide, or publicize other people’s personal information,” according to the text released by the National People’s Congress. It also requires companies to obtain individuals’ consent before collecting their personal data.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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