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China: Opened consultation on draft Regulations for the use of facial recognition technology including data protection regulation

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Opened consultation on draft Regulations for the use of facial recognition technology including data protection regulation

On 8 August 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) opened a consultation on the draft Regulations for the use of facial recognition technology until 7 September 2023. In particular, face recognition technology may only be used with the i…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2023-08-08
in consultation

On 8 August 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) opened a consultation on the draft R…

2023-09-07
processing consultation

On 7 September 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) closed its consultation on the dr…

2024-09-30
adopted

On 30 September 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China adopted the regulations on the safe ap…

2025-03-13
in grace period

On 13 March 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China released the regulations on the safe appli…

2025-06-01
in force

On 1 June 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China's regulations on the safe application of fac…