Carolyn Bigg

“Important data” is a concept unique to China law. It refers to data relating to specific topics, groups, or regions, or data that reaches a certain level of precision and scale, the tampering, destruction, leakage or illegal...more For years, China’s cross-border data transfer regime was long on rules but short on consequences. Companies—both foreign and domestic—were given a relatively extended period to understand the requirements, formulate suitable...more On 3 February 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the sectoral regulator of the automotive sector, and the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the designated data regulator, together with...more All data controllers processing personal data under the age of 14 (“minors“) must now submit an annual report to Chinese data regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“). For 2025, the report must be submitted...more