China plans AI-agent, generative-AI privacy rules, standards as data risks grow
By MLex Staff ( September 15, 2026, 06:15 GMT | Insight) -- China’s internet regulator plans new personal-information protection rules and technical standards for generative AI and AI agents as the technologies create new privacy risks, a senior official said. The Cyberspace Administration of China will track new technology trends and issue management requirements and technical standards aimed at covering emerging business models and data-processing scenarios, Yuan Guangxiang, deputy director-general of the CAC’s Network Data Administration Bureau, said Tuesday. China’s internet regulator plans new personal-information protection rules and technical standards for generative AI and AI agents as the technologies create new privacy risks, a senior official said....
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