The Measures outline requirements and procedures for self-initiated and regulator-mandated compliance audits from May 1, 2025.

By Hui Xu and Bianca H. Lee

The Cyberspace Administration of China’s (CAC’s) official release of the Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits (the Measures) marks the CAC’s commitment to implementing the compliance audit system under the PIPL, which has been in effect since November 1, 2021. There was no formal guidance on or implementation of this requirement prior to the publication of

China’s PCPPIC protects children’s personal information in much the same way as COPPA and the GDPR, but with a few differences.

By Wei-Chun (Lex) Kuo, Weina (Grace) Gao, and Cheng-Ling Chen

On August 22, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released a new data privacy regulation related to children, the Provisions on Cyber Protection of Personal Information of Children (儿童个人信息网络保护规定)(PCPPIC). The regulation will come into effect on October 1, 2019, and will apply within the People’s Republic of China (PRC).The PCPPIC’s stated purpose is “protecting the security of children’s personal information and promoting the healthy growth of children in the PRC.” In 29 Articles, the PCPPIC sets forth high-level requirements for the collection, storage, use, transfer, and disclosure of the personal information of children within PRC territory.