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Executive Order on Foreign Access to Sensitive Personal Data Will Increase U.S. Regulation of Cross-Border Data Transfers

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On February 28, 2024, the White House released a highly anticipated and far-reaching Executive Order (EO) that directs several new regulatory steps to limit the transfer of sensitive personal data outside of the United States...more

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“Why Can’t We Just Ban It?”: How The American Government Has Bungled The TikTok Ban

Over the past two months, the national security threats posed by the TikTok app have been more exposed than the individuals posting the videos to TikTok. Yet despite those risks, Americans continue to post content to the app,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Nineteen States Have Banned TikTok on Government-Issued Devices

Governors of numerous states have issued Executive Orders in the past several weeks banning TikTok from government-issued devices and many have already implemented a ban, with others considering similar measures. There is...more

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Broad Street Brief: The Present and Future of Public Safety in Philadelphia, the World Cup’s Potential Impact on FDR Park

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Public Safety in Philadelphia: DA Krasner Updates City on Crime Stats, Mayoral Candidates Talk About Approaches to Crime- Public safety has long been a topic of concern for Philadelphia officials and residents alike. With...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 28

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - President Biden Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order  - On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order that placed new standards on the...more

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Recent Executive Actions Represent Latest Evolution of U.S.-China Relations

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President Biden's Executive Orders on China underscore the need for experienced counsel in U.S.-China transactions as the two countries' relations continue to impact the regulatory landscape. On June 9, 2021, President Biden...more

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Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries

Published on June 9, 2021, President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting America’s Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries is the latest Executive Order seeking to strengthen national security by improving public and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Biden Issues Executive Order Redirecting and Clarifying Scrutiny of Chinese Apps

Key Points - On June 9, President Biden signed an executive order (“EO”) revoking a series of Trump-era EOs targeting specific Chinese “connected software applications” (“apps”), including TikTok and WeChat. The EO calls...more

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Biden Administration issues New Executive Order to protect Americans’ sensitive data

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On January 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 14034, to further address the declared national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply...more

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Biden Signs Executive Order to Protect Personal Data from Foreign Adversaries

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The U.S. government's efforts to secure sensitive personal data against foreign adversaries, primarily with an eye toward China, continue. On June 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Protecting...more

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Biden Administration Revokes Trump EOs Targeting TikTok, WeChat, and Other Chinese Software Apps; Initiates Broader Investigations...

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On June 9, 2021, the Biden Administration issued an executive order (EO) entitled “Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries.” This EO revoked three prior Trump Administration EOs aimed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Beyond TikTok and WeChat: How Biden’s New EO Could Impact Foreign-Owned Apps

On June 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (“EO”) revoking Trump’s orders on TikTok and WeChat. In their stead, President Biden’s EO subjects software applications controlled or owned by “foreign adversaries”...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New E.O. Revokes TikTok and WeChat Prohibitions, But Lays Framework for New Restrictions

Yesterday, President Biden signed an Executive Order (“E.O.”) that formally revokes and replaces three earlier E.O.s that aimed to restrict transactions with TikTok, WeChat, and other communications and Fintech applications...more

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Online Travel Update: Trump Administration bans Alipay; JetBlue withholds flight information from Fareportal; outdoor booking...

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories (all of which pale in comparison to the tumultuous events last week in Washington, D.C.), including two stories about the recent antitrust claims brought by Fareportal against...more

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EO prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in certain transactions involving eight Chinese apps

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On 5 January 2021, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13971 on "Addressing the Threat Posed By Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled By Chinese Companies," which prohibits U.S. persons from...more

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Trump Administration Bans Transactions with Chinese Applications

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President Donald Trump issued a new executive order – Executive Order Addressing the Threat Posed By Applications and Other Software Developed or Controlled By Chinese Companies – on Jan. 5, 2021, prohibiting any transaction...more

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The Trump Administration's Executive Order to Ban Transactions with Persons Developing or Controlling Eight Chinese Apps

On January 5, 2021, President Trump issued Executive Order 13971 (the “Executive Order”) that provides for prohibitions on U.S. persons engaging in transactions with persons that develop or control any of the following eight...more

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Trump Administration Seeks to Ban Transactions Using Popular Chinese Mobile Apps

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With only two weeks left in its term in office, the Trump Administration issued yet another 11th hour Executive Order (“EO”) on January 5 that purports to create a new legal framework to ban transactions with certain Chinese...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Executive Order May Restrict Transactions Involving Chinese Online Payment Apps and Their App Providers

On January 5, 2021, the White House issued an Executive Order to restrict certain transactions “with persons that develop or control” eight designated software applications, due to their perceived connections with the...more

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Another Court Loss for President’s TikTok Ban, Questions Loom About the Future

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On December 7, 2020, Judge Carl Nichols of the D.C. District Court issued a preliminary injunction barring the federal government from enforcing a ban on the social media site TikTok. The opinion from the D.C. District Court...more

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TikTok Legal Drama Continues To Unfold Across Multiple Courtrooms And Federal Agencies

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The Trump Administration has encountered further setbacks in its efforts to prevent Chinese company ByteDance Ltd. (“ByteDance”) from providing its popular social media app TikTok in the U.S. For background:.....more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 7, September 2020

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It was Set to Start - "John Hall, an attorney for TikTok, said that the app, with some 100 million American users, is a 'modern day version of the town square' and shutting...more

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Restrictions Affecting WeChat and TikTok: Now Clearly Defined, But Facing Legal Challenges

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Just as quickly as the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the parameters of prohibitions on transactions involving TikTok and WeChat, pursuant to Executive Orders 13942 and 13943, respectively, actions were taken to delay...more

Baker Donelson

The Impact of WeChat Ban on Your U.S.-China Business Operations

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In response to President Trump's Executive Orders signed on August 6, 2020, the Department of Commerce announced on September 18, 2020 prohibitions on transactions in connection with the mobile app WeChat, citing the concerns...more

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DW China Trade Update (35th Edition)

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The US Commerce Department releases scope of bans on Tiktok and WeChat - This past August, our China Team reported on President Trump's Executive Order 13942, which placed restrictions on any transactions with two of the most...more

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