China has passed a personal data protection law, state media Xinhua reports (via Reuters).
The law, called the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), is set to take effect on November 1.
It was proposed last year — signalling an intent by China’s communist leaders to crack down on unscrupulous data collection in the commercial sphere by putting legal restrictions on user data collection.
The new law requires app makers to offer users options over how their information is or isn’t used, such as the ability not to be targeted for marketing purposes or to have marketing based on personal characteristics, according to Xinhua.
It also places requirements on data