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China moves to step up enforcement on auto-data security, official says

By MLex Staff ( October 20, 2025, 08:18 GMT | Insight) -- China’s internet regulator will zero in on personal-information collection and use in the auto sector as well as cross-border data transfers, stepping up supervision and enforcement to safeguard data security in the auto sector, a senior official said. Speaking at a forum in Beijing on Friday, Wang Qi, deputy head of the Cyberspace Data Administration Bureau under the Cyberspace Administration of China, said regulators will use targeted guidance and regular inspections as key enforcement tools. China’s internet regulator will zero in on personal-information collection and use in the auto sector as well as cross-border data transfers, stepping up supervision and enforcement to safeguard data security in the auto sector, a senior official said....

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