The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) recently published three new data-related regulations, including “Measures on the Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer”. In this intelligence report, we summarise the latest developments in the Chinese data-related regulatory framework and moves by key industry stakeholders.

We reflect on an area of alternative data that has seen substantial growth and evolvement in the past few years. This report examines some newer applications of natural language processing (NLP) we've begun to see emerge within the alternative data space.

After increased media attention and some discontinuations in the location data market, this intelligence piece looks at some alternative data sources to location data. Use cases for this type of data have typically been associated with tracking short-term mobility patterns. We also explore the data sources that can facilitate an understanding of longer-term human mobility and population dynamics.