China: Cyberspace Administration's regulations on safe application of facial recognition technology including data protection measures entered into force with grace period
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Cyberspace Administration's regulations on safe application of facial recognition technology including data protection measures entered into force with grace period
On 13 March 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China released the regulations on the safe application of facial recognition technology including data protection measures. The regulation applies to entities processing facial information within Ch…
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
2023-09-07
processing consultation
2024-09-30
adopted
2025-03-13
in grace period