Logo 30 Jul 2021

More like (data security) guidelines than actual rules

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Thank heavens: More clarity is coming on data security.

On Wednesday, Zuo Xiaodong, vice president of the China Academy of Information Security, revealed that new guidelines on identifying "important data" will soon be released.

Some context: "Important data" can be understood as sensitive da...