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China is mulling establishing a hierarchical data classification management and protection system according to a draft regulation on the data security released by China's cyberspace regulators on Sunday.
Industry observers view it as a highly anticipated regulation to better allow data to be transferred in a safe way, protecting the legal rights of persons and institutes and safeguard national security.
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a notice, soliciting public opinions on the draft regulation on the management of data security, in a bid to better regulate data processing activities, protect the legal rights of persons and institutes and safeguard national security and public interests.
One of the highlights is that China will establish a hierarchical data classification management and protection system.
The regulation stipulates that data is classified into three categories - general, important and core - based on their degrees of impact on and significance to national security, public interests or the legitimate rights and interests of individuals or organizations.
The regulation, consisting of nine chapters, is a list of detailed rules to better implement the requirements of data protection stipulated by the Personal Information Protection Law, Cyber Security Law and Data Security Law, Xie Yongjiang, executive director of the internet management and legislation research center of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, told the Global Times on Sunday.
The core of the regulation is that it standardizes how data can be processed and transferred domestically and cross-border, by clarifying the behaviors of data processors, platform providers and the responsibilities of cyberspace administrators, Xie said.
The core of cybersecurity is data security, which attaches great importance to national security, public interests and personal legal right ..
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