China, Data Protection, Foreign Adversaries

Do You Know Where Your Data Is Going? On April 8, New National Security Rules Take Effect

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/19/2025

A groundbreaking new regulatory regime, imposing rules unlike any in existing U.S. law, may surprise many companies due to its sudden adoption and complexity. This article tries to simplify the changing regulatory landscape,...more

DOJ Issues Rule Addressing Threat Posed by Foreign Adversaries’ Access to Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

Hinch Newman LLP on 12/30/2024

On Friday, December 27, 2024, the Justice Department issued a final rule to address “urgent national security risks posed by access to U.S. sensitive personal and government-related data from countries of concern and covered...more

U.S. Congress Mandates Wide Range Of Sanctions In Ukraine, Israel, And Taiwan Aid Bill

K2 Integrity on 5/14/2024

On 24 April 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, “Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024, and for Other Purposes” (the Act). The long-awaited piece of legislation...more

Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/9/2024

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

Aid Package Signed by President Biden Includes Divestiture of TikTok Requirement

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/25/2024

President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban TikTok Unless Divested from ByteDance

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/14/2024

Yesterday, with broad bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (352-65) to support the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, designed to begin the process...more

TikTok Time is Up: Montana Becomes the First U.S. State to Ban the App

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 5/22/2023

Only two months after a federal bill was introduced to ban TikTok nationwide, Montana has become the first U.S. state to officially ban TikTok from operating in the state. Governor Greg Gianforte signed S.B 419 into law on...more

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