“Catch me if you can” – new Chinese privacy law causes AIS disruption
At a Glance…
On August 20, 2021, China’s National People’s Congress passed a law to regulate the processing and collection – as well as the cross-border transfer – of personal information. Known as the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), the law came into force on November 1, 2021. The effects of PIPL were immediately felt in the maritime sector, where the number of Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals in...