On March 7, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China jointly released a revised version of the Information Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification (the "2020 Revision"), which will come into force on October 1, 2020 and replace the currently effective 2017 version (the "Specification"). The 2020 Revision generally incorporates the changes proposed in previous consultation drafts released in 2019 and other regulatory demands government authorities have imposed in recent enforcement campaigns. The 2020 Revision contains the following key revisions compared to the Specification.