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China’s New Privacy Regulations Go Into Effect

March 15 marks the effective date of new privacy regulations issued on December 29, 2011 by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China entitled Several Provisions on Regulation of the Order of Internet Information Service Market,. The new regulation defines the personal information protection requirements applicable to Internet Information Service Providers (“IISPs”), and IISPs is a broad category. This blog entry explains.

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Reform of Hong Kong’s Personal Data Privacy Legislation: Public Consultation Period Ends

This post was provided by Gabriela Kennedy and Olivia Lennox-King Stewart of Hogan Lovells’ Hong Kong office. The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (the "CMAB") published a Consultation Document on the Review of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the "Consultation Document") on 28 August 2009, inviting comments on the proposed amendments. The consultation period closed… Continue Reading