Governance and control

China enacts automated-decision safeguards in its personal-data law

China enacted the Personal Information Protection Law, requiring transparency and fairness for automated decision-making and giving people rights to refuse or obtain explanations for certain automated decisions.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM43confidence 92/100

Why it moved the index

A national binding law established transparency, choice, and explanation controls for consequential algorithmic decisions and substantial penalties for violations. Its real enforcement effect was not yet established at enactment.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 43 · confidence 92

    New August 2021 binding automated-decision governance event absent from the durable corpus.

    12 Aug 2026