Protecting Personal Data: Who Is the Governor?

... supporting the idea. Third, suspicious international reactions are detrimental to the country’s image. Pavel Sharikov: Protecting Sensitive Data: The Experience of Russia and the US 3. Juggling various interests Following the Cybersecurity law of 2017, China introduced the non-binding national standard Personal Information Security Specification that is somewhat similar to GDPR. The main focus of the document, however, lies in ensuring national security while still making sure personal data is only stored for right purposes and short periods of time. Still, Chinese authorities are interested in growing their digital economy with their giants largely relying on big data and AI technologies. As always, the idea is to custom-make ...