On December 27, 2015, China's legislature adopted a new anti-terrorism law with several data privacy and cybersecurity provisions. Notably, in connection with state terrorism investigations, internet service providers must provide their encryption keys to state authorities and must require the real name registration of all users of their websites. The law also provides for stricter oversight of Chinese internet sites with content monitoring and reporting obligations.

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