China has recently issued a regulation entitled “Several Provisions on Regulating Market Orders of Internet Information Services” (the “New Regulations”) that come into effect on March 15, 2012. The regulation explicitly imposes the data protection requirements on their Internet information service providers. The early report says it is consistent with data protection regimes in play elsewhere, including recent EU regulations; to expressly inform the method, content, and purpose for collecting and processing personal data in notice and consent communiques; stronger protection for the personal data they collect; collection limitations; use limitations; custody, remedy and breach notification obligations. The definition of user personal information in the regulations includes both (1) information that independently identifies a user and information that may be used to identify a user when combined with other information. Here's a very readable outline analysis of what was originally proposed. http://www.mallesons.com/publications/marketAlerts/2011/Chinaproposesnewinte... - Carlton ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================