China to Impose New Information Protection Laws, Tightening Regulation of Data-Hungry Internet Giants


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April 26, 2021 (Source: Pixabay) China is moving closer to enforcing a new law that would crack down on the invasive practices of the country’s most powerful tech giants, as the draft of the Personal Information Protection Law has been submitted to China’s top legislature for review on Monday.The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress is currently holding a second reading of the proposal, during which lawmakers deliberate the draft bill in group discussions, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. The session will run from Monday to Thursday.The new rules will apply both to the country’s citizens and to the...