New personal data protection rules strike a criminal tone

August 03, 2017 | BY

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Jianwei (Jerry) Fang & Yimei Qiao

The Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Law in the Handling of Criminal Cases Involving the Infringement of the Personal Information of Citizens (Judicial Interpretation), jointly published by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on May 8, 2017, came into effect on June 1, 2017 together with the PRC Cybersecurity Law (Cybersecurity Law).

This is the first Judicial Interpretation released for personal data protection since the infringement of citizens' personal information was incorporated as