The South China Morning Post reports the Chinese government published new standards for the collection of personal data, specifically defining "necessary" data collection. The definition varies based on the application and its service, but the regulation, which takes effect May 1, curbs app providers from collecting a broad range of data under a bundled consent model. Notably, the regulation will cover 39 categories of apps in some fashion.
23 March 2021
Chinese government issues new data collection rules
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