Transferring data overseas under the Cybersecurity Law

Businesses await clarity on scope and procedure following a set of a draft rules that mandate security assessments for exporting personal and important data in critical fields

10 minute read November 02, 2017 at 11:26 AM

Katherine Jo

Transferring data overseas under the Cybersecurity Law

The first draft of the PRC Cybersecurity Law (CSL) was published at the beginning of 2015, aimed at bringing China in line with global best practices for cybersecurity. Two years and three versions later, the law officially came into force on June 1, 2017.

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