China adopts its regulations for the protection of data on the internet.
Beijing continues to want to regain control of the national technological flagships.
On Friday, the National People's Congress Committee, the highest legislative body in the country, passed its sweeping online privacy law.
It will come into force on November 1st.
A series of measures will then limit the right of collection, processing and storage of citizens' personal data by sites and applications.
The law, known as the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), also has extraterritorial scope.
Western digital companies doing business in China will face new regulatory requirements, such as the need to report to the country's oversight agencies.
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By its breadth, the Chinese law is similar to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.
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