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PIPL

What is PIPL?

China's Personal Information Protection Law that regulates the processing of personal information of individuals within China by both domestic and foreign entities.

Privacy and Data Protection

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as pipl. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on pipl

Requirements naming pipl across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Where the recommendation/generation services process personal information through automated decision-making, the Personal Information Protection Law requires transparency and fairness of the decision, prohibits unreasonable differential treatment in trading co...

CN-PIPL-A24 · Automated Decision-Making Transparency (PIPL)

Florida FDBR vs comprehensive privacy regimes + federal preemption tracking. GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679): FDBR is NARROWER (USD 1B big-tech threshold vs GDPR universal applicability) + DIFFERENT RIGHTS STRUCTURE (FDBR has voice/facial recognition opt-out + s...

FDBR-PIPL-Comparison · Comparison with GDPR + Comprehensive Privacy Laws + APRA Federal Preemption Tracking
GLBA1 control

GLBA enforcement status. FTC enforcement actions (recent): (a) DRIZLY (2022) - alcohol delivery; security failures including no Information Security Program + no MFA + no audit + no vendor-management; consent order; (b) TaxSlayer (2017) - tax preparation;

GLBA-Status-FTC-CFPB-SEC-NAIC-Enforcement · GLBA Status, Enforcement Activity, FTC + CFPB + SEC + NAIC Recent Actions

Questions people ask about pipl

What is PIPL?
China's Personal Information Protection Law that regulates the processing of personal information of individuals within China by both domestic and foreign entities.
Why is PIPL important for compliance?
PIPL is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding pipl helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address PIPL?
PIPL appears in the requirement text of Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO, Cap 486), Administrative Measures for the Security Assessment of Generative AI Services (2023) and Algorithmic Recommendation Management Provisions (2022), Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR), GLBA, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications. Across these standards we have identified 8 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about PIPL?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how pipl applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how PIPL applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.