China data security

Relations between Beijing and China’s tech giants have been complex and in flux for many years. But recently the government has taken a much clearer approach.

For the first time, the Chinese government is taking steps to protect personal and consumer data. Businesses should take note.

The new “Global Initiative on Data Security” is an attempt to wrest control of the data security narrative away from the U.S.

In new executive orders, the Trump administration has taken aim at Chinese companies ByteDance and Tencent -- but the details are yet to be fully outlined.

“Questions around Chinese government power and the growth of Chinese companies around the world have triggered a heightened awareness of who controls platforms and how they collect, store, or share data.”

The genie is out of the bottle. What does the future hold for a permanent health code system?

Privacy concerns remain largely unaddressed in proposed Chinese facial recognition standards.

Legal ambiguities leave companies guessing where they must follow the laws and when they can just risk it.

China’s tech giants are helping the state build a digital panopticon.

With its restrictions on cross-border data movement, China is fracturing the global internet.