Here it is! The final text of China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). A quick off-the-cuff translation below of what was changed or added to the final draft. 1/ http://npc.gov.cn/npc/c30834/202108/a8c4e3672c74491a80b53a172bb753fe.shtml …
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What's interesting to me about that in the Chinese context: Regulators have been trying to lower big tech's "walled gardens" - allowing users to move data more fluidly from one ecosystem to another might serve China's anti-monopoly aims to some extent. 10/
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6. "Close relatives [of the deceased] may, for their own lawful and legitimate interests, exercise the rights of access, copy, correction, deletion, etc., to the relevant personal information of the deceased unless otherwise arranged by the deceased during his lifetime." 11/
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7. Mega-platforms that process lots of personal info must "Follow the principles of openness, fairness, and justice, formulate platform rules, and clarify the standards for the processing of personal information by product or service providers on the platform." 12/
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8. When investigating personal info violations, gov depts may: ask questions, consult related contracts, records, and accounting, conduct on-site inspections, inspect equipment. If evidence of illegal activity, equipment and related materials may be seized. 13/
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9. "If the staff of the gov department performing the personal information protection duties neglects their duties, abuses their powers, engages in malpractice for personal gain, but did not commit a crime, they shall be penalized." 14/
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