Digital Economy and Data Protection Newsletter（25.06）

NEWSLETTER

1. The Cyberspace Administration of China has released the revised draft of the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China for further comments

   Source: Cyberspace Administration of China

   
   

2. The Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Public Security have issued the "Measures for the Security Management of Facial Recognition Technology Applications"

   Source: Cyberspace Administration of China

   
   

3. The State Council has issued the "Provisions on the Implementation of the Anti Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China", and "other necessary measures" will include "prohibiting or restricting the provision of data and personal information to them"

   Source: China Government website

   https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/202503/content_7015400.htm

   
   

4. The State Administration of Market Regulation has issued the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Implementation of Compliance Management Responsibilities by Online Trading Platform Enterprises

   Source: State Administration of Market Regulation

   
   

5. The National Cryptography Administration publicly solicits opinions on the "Regulations on the Administration of Passwords for the Use of Electronic Authentication Services (Draft for Comments)"

   Source: National Cryptography Administration

   https://www.sca.gov.cn/sca/hdjl/2025-03/21/content_1061245.shtml

   
   

6. The State Council has issued the "Provisions of the State Council on the Handling of Foreign Related Intellectual Property Disputes"

   Source: China Government website

   
   

7. The Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration issued the Intellectual Property Data User Manual and Open Directory

   Source: China National Intellectual Property Administration

   https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202503/content_7013396.htm

   
   

8. The Beijing Cyberspace Administration and three other departments have issued the Implementation Plan for Comprehensive Supporting Reform of Cross border Data Flow Facilitation in Beijing

   Source: Beijing Cyberspace Administration

   
   

9. The Shanghai Cyberspace Administration is publicly soliciting opinions on the "Shanghai Municipal Measures for the Classification and Grading of Network Data and the Management of Important Data Catalog (Draft for Comments)"

   Source: Shanghai Cyberspace Administration

   
   

10. The National Cybersecurity Standards Committee has released the "Criteria for Determining Network Attacks and Network Attack Events in Cybersecurity Technology" and the "Online Certificate Status Protocol for Public Key Infrastructure in Cybersecurity Technology"

    Source: National Cybersecurity Standards Committee

    
    

11. The National Cybersecurity Standards Committee is soliciting opinions on three national standards, including the "Requirements for Network Security Technology Information Security Management System Audit and Certification Institutions (Draft for Comments)"

    Source: National Cybersecurity Standards Committee

    
    

12. The National Data Administration has officially released the second batch of explanations for commonly used terms in the data field

    Source: National Data Administration

    
    

13. National Data Administration: China plans to revise 41 national standards in the field of data this year

    Source: National Data Administration

    
    

14. The National Cybersecurity Standards Committee has issued 15 recommended national standards for cybersecurity

    Source: National Cybersecurity Standards Committee

    
    

15. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicly solicits industry standard plans related to artificial intelligence and humanoid robots

    Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

    https://wap.miit.gov.cn/gzcy/yjzj/art/2025/art_54f1f2f0d10d408dbba1535dbdd3bcc2.html

    
    

16. The first national special plan for the data annotation industry, "Hefei Data Annotation Industry Development Plan (2025-2027)", has been released

    Source: Xinhua News Agency

    http://ah.news.cn/20250317/3f0724a734b344dbbd4c613b3a3534a1/c.html

    
    

1. The Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation have issued a notice on carrying out a series of special actions for personal information protection in 2025

   Source: Cyberspace Administration of China

   
   

2. National Cyberspace Administration of China: One year since the implementation of the "Regulations on Promoting and Regulating Cross border Data Flow", positive results have been achieved in the management of data export security

   Source: Cyberspace Administration of China

   
   

3. The Ministry of Public Security has announced 10 typical cases to crack down on crimes that infringe on citizens' personal information

   Source: Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security

   
   

4. The Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security reports that a certain institution has been investigated and dealt with due to data security issues

   Source: Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security

   
   

5. The China Consumers Association and others have released a research report on the analysis of the problem of personal information collection and leakage beyond the scope

   Source: China Cyberspace Security Association

   
   

6. China Consumers Association issues consumer alert: Beware of the risk of "secret free payment" on mobile phones

   Source: China Consumers Association

   https://cca.org.cn/Detail?catalogId=475800865030213&contentType=article&contentId=658361791103045

   
   

7. National Data Administration: The establishment meeting and first working meeting of the initiative to promote mutual recognition and interoperability among data trading institutions were held in Beijing

   Source: National Data Administration

   
   

8. Due to significant loopholes in customer security management, a certain express delivery company has been investigated by the State Post Bureau

   Source: National Post Office

   https://www.spb.gov.cn/gjyzj/c100015/c100016/202503/02cefd4e0fc442128211ffce40a958f1.shtml

   
   

9. The Shanghai Economic and Information Commission has released the "Implementation Opinions of Shanghai Municipality on Promoting Innovative Development of Intelligent Computing Cloud Industry (2025-2027)"

   Source: Shanghai Economic and Information Commission

   https://www.shanghai.gov.cn/hqcyfz2/20250326/99e2192e00734a43a6e26085405e80e5.html

   
   

10. The Shanghai Cyberspace Administration has released five special actions, focusing on rectifying issues such as enterprise related online rumors and AI "short essays"

    Source: Shanghai Cyberspace Administration

    
    

11. Hainan Cyberspace Administration releases notice on illegal collection and use of personal information by 16 mobile applications

    Source: Hainan Cyberspace Administration

    
    

12. Qinghai Cyberspace Administration issues the first 'fine' for network data security in the province

    Source: Qinghai Cyberspace Administration

    
    

13. Hangzhou Internet Court issues the first judicial proposal involving generative AI

    Source: Hangzhou Internet Court

    
    

14. The first AI generated image copyright infringement case in Qinhuangdao City has been concluded

    Source: Qinhuangdao Intermediate People's Court

    
    

15. Guangdong Traffic Management Bureau publicly reports 8 apps/mini programs that have not been rectified as required

    Source: Guangdong Provincial Administration of Communications

    
    

16. Guangdong Traffic Management Bureau announces the removal/ban of 4 apps/mini programs from search

    Source: Guangdong Provincial Administration of Communications

    
    

17. Yunnan Cyberspace Administration announces 2025 enterprise inspection plan

    Source: Yunnan Cyberspace Administration