China brought new trade secret regulations into force on Monday that explicitly extend legal protection to data and algorithms for the first time.

China brought new trade secret regulations into force on Monday that explicitly extend legal protection to data and algorithms for the first time.

Effective Monday, the Regulations on Trade Secret Protection mark the first time Chinese law protects such digital assets as proprietary secrets, according to state broadcaster…

Under new Chinese regulations, any algorithm, dataset or program not publicly disclosed now counts as a trade secret.

Secondo le nuove norme cinesi, ogni algoritmo, dataset o programma non reso pubblico è ora considerato un segreto commerciale.

China has launched a new campaign to tighten controls over the sharing of trade secrets, as Beijing pushes to protect its high-tech industries and reduce reliance on foreign…