Friday, 24 March, 2023

National security fears prompt China to roll out new "Data Laws"

<p>Flagging &quot;national security&quot; as the reason, China has rolled out new restrictive data laws to rein in the country&#39;s giant tech sector. Laying down responsibilities for data handling, the laws specifies fines up to $1.55M, for a range of offenses like data leaks, failure of verification, etc. Cross-border data transfer is also tough, with organisations forbidden to hand over data to foreign law authorities without the content of Beijing.</p>