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Enforcement Update: U.S. Courts Demonstrate Reluctance to Extend Application of Chinese Data Security and Privacy Laws In Civil Discovery
Two recent Chinese laws — the Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) — include provisions aimed at restricting the cross-border transfer of China-based data to foreign enforcement and judicial authorities. As an initial matter, U.S. courts have limited the application of these laws and have continued to rely upon international comity analysis in compelling the production of responsive documents in civil discovery. However, U.S. courts have not yet addressed whether these data protection and privacy laws could bar the production of documents in civil contexts involving governmental litigants or in criminal proceedings.
The Data Security Law and the Personal Information Protection Law
The DSL and PIPL serve to create the framework for China's data protection regime and implement "stringent supervision and data processing duties on data processors and enforcement agencies."
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