China: Cyberspace Administration's regulations on safe application of facial recognition technology including business registration requirements entered into force with grace period
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Cyberspace Administration's regulations on safe application of facial recognition technology including business registration requirements 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 business registration requirements. The regulation applies to entities processing facial information…
Scope
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2023-08-08
in consultation
2023-09-07
processing consultation
2024-09-30
adopted
2025-03-13
in grace period