Analyzing the Extant Differences Between the Data-Transaction and Privacy Regulations of China and the United States
Open Access
Author:
Yue, Alan
Area of Honors:
Legal Environment of Business
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Daniel Robert Cahoy, Thesis Supervisor Fiona Greaves, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Data Transaction China the United States Comparative Law Privacy Protection Law Data Protection Privacy Regulations
Abstract:
This thesis provides an in-depth review of the concept of data regulation and privacy. These have become matters of pressing concern in the context of rapid, global technological change. The thesis commences by giving an overview of the data-protection policies applicable in the United States and those currently used in China. As Chapter 2 of this thesis demonstrates that data-protection policies are, at present, more effective in the US than in China. The US considers the implementation of data-transaction regulations as a key measure in promoting the economy of data. The Chinese state should learn (i.e., copy and adapt) certain techniques that are integral to the promotion of data privacy and the enhancement of the privacy of personal data. In Chapter 3, the thesis continues by providing examples of critical concepts adopted in US data regulation. These practices are recommended for adoption in China in Chapter 4 of the thesis. The paper concludes by indicating that, if these measures are incorporated within China, it is likely that China’s data policy will match the efficacy of the United States of America. Indeed, Chinese rules, regulations, and policies for data protection may become benchmarks in their own right.
