China: Consultation opened on Regulations on the Protection of Minors on the Internet (Draft) including data protection requirement

On 14 March 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published and opened a consultation on the Regulations on the Protection of Minors on the Internet (Draft), which include rules on data governance concerning minors. The consultation will close on 13 April 2022. The Regulations would require online service providers to implement real identification checks. The processing of the personal information of minors would be limited to necessary information for specific purposes, and the sharing of such information with third parties would generally be prohibited. Finally, processing the personal information of minors under fourteen would require the consent of the minor's guardian.