Keeping Apace With The Development In The Latest Drafts Of Personal Information Protection Law And Data Security Law

Recently, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature started its 28th session to review multiple draft laws and amendments, among which, the widely-expected drafts of the Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL") and the Data Security Law ("DSL") were submitted for the second review.

The second exposure drafts of the PIPL and the DSL, which have been published on April 29, 2021, fully absorbed the opinions of all parties on the first drafts, and at the same time responded to several concerns of the public. Compared with their previous versions, they are more mature and complete.

As the two laws are expected to be finally approved within this year, and will come into force early next year with a grace period, it is highly important for entities operating in China to pay close attention to them. Here we are going to introduce what's new in the second drafts of the PIPL and the DSL, compared with their predecessors, for