Big Step Of Data - The Draft Of Data Security Law

Digital payments, face recognition, search engines, all kinds of APP, 4G / 5G communication networks and a series of data-based information products have fully integrated in our daily life.

While we are enjoying the convenience brought by information technology, the we also shall think to the risks of data leakage, illegal acquisition and utilization of personal information, and intrusion of cyberspace information are also facing great challenges.

In July 2020, "Draft of the Data Security Law" (the "Draft") was published and publicly solicited for opinions. For the first time, the Draft limits the object of regulation to "data" and defines it as "any record of information in electronic or non-electronic form", instead of using words such as "information" or "network", which clearly defines the boundary of "data".