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China: CAC Publishes Official Q&As for Cross-Border Data Transfer Regulation

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released an important Q&A on cross-border data transfer requirements and policies in early April, providing clarification on a number of issues of concern to companies in China....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Arizona Offshoring Requirements Set to Change

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Providers and payers contracting with Arizona’s Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (“AHCCCS”), and all such AHCCCS contractors’ subcontracts must reference and require compliance with the AHCCCS...more

Wiley Rein LLP

DOJ Kicks Off Work to Regulate Foreign Access to Sensitive Personal Data Under New EO

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On March 5, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern. The...more

Lighthouse

Navigating Cross-Border eDiscovery Issues in the Wake of a U.S. Adequacy Determination

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At Lighthouse our teams have the benefit of working across numerous clients, cases, and jurisdictions. As a result, we are building deep institutional knowledge across many aspects of eDiscovery that may be more difficult for...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Data Transfer Déjà Vu: European Commission Approves Another EU-U.S. Data Transfer Mechanism

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On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”). The Framework provides companies that opt in with a legitimate means of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EDPB Adopts Binding Corporate Rules Recommendations

As those in the privacy world await the outcome of the EU-US privacy framework negotiations, the EDPB was in the news recently for a different mechanism for data transfers: Binding Corporate Rules. Namely, it adopted...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

China Issues Security Assessment Measures of Data Cross-border Transfer

On July 7, 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released the Security Assessment Measures of Cross-border Data Transfer ( the “Measures”) which will be effective from September 1, 2022. Previously on October...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

China Securities Regulatory Commission issued Proposed Provisions Related to Offshore Listing

In a previous post, we blogged about certain proposed rules issued by China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) on December 24, 2021. The proposed rules consist of general management rules on offshore listings of...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2022 - U.S. Initiates Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in the South Pacific

On May 23 in Tokyo, Japan, the U.S., and other countries in the Pacific region launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (“IPEF”). The countries included are Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, South...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Clear & Concise and Everything Nice: What the IMY Decision Means for Your Privacy Notice

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What can we learn about disclosures and how to draft privacy notices from the Sweden IMY decision and why is it important for both GDPR companies and CPRA, CDPA, CPA and UCPA companies:... ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

European Commission Adopts Korean Adequacy Decision

The European Commission recently adopted an adequacy decision regarding the Republic of Korea’s data protection laws. As a result of this decision, personal data can freely flow between the EEA and South Korea without the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

China Draft PIPL Measures Outlines Thresholds for CAC Security Assessments

The Chinese agency charged with implementing and enforcing the new Personal Information Protection Law has issued draft measures for cross-border data transfers. Comments are due by November 28. As we detailed previously, the...more

BakerHostetler

China Issues Draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer

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On Oct. 29, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the “Draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer” (Draft Measures) for comment through Nov. 28. The Draft Measures follow and...more

WilmerHale

China Publishes Draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on October 29, 2021 published the draft Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-Border Data Transfer (“Draft Measures”) for comment through November 28, 2021. The Draft Measures...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Understanding When to Use Two New Sets of Standard Contractual Clauses Issued by the EU

Starting this fall, companies transferring personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) will likely begin to see a flurry of contract renegotiations. On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted long awaited new...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

German Data Protection Authorities Want To Know What Companies Are Doing With Customer Data

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Several German Data Protection Authorities commence independent investigation of cross border transfers of personal data in violation of Schrems II...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Update on the State of Privacy Law in China

China is continuing to move forward with its first comprehensive privacy law. China recently issued a second version of the draft Personal Information Protection Law (Draft PIPL) which will be open for public comments until...more

Jones Day

Congress Passes CLOUD Act to Facilitate Law Enforcement Access to Overseas Data

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The Situation: The U.S. Congress passed the CLOUD Act amending U.S. surveillance laws to facilitate law enforcement access to the contents of communications and other related data. The Result: U.S. law enforcement...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

New Rules for the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data between the U.S. and Switzerland

The U.S. and Swiss governments have finalized a Privacy Shield agreement to allow the cross-border transfer of personal data from Switzerland to the United States. First, let’s jump in our proverbial time machine and go...more

K&L Gates LLP

Transfer of Employees’ Personal Data from Germany to the United States under German Data Privacy Law

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Following the ECJ’s decision in the “Schrems” case which has invalidated the Safe Harbor framework multinational corporations may now face profound privacy law related compliance issues in a multitude of jurisdictions. In the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EU–US Safe Harbor About to be Struck Down?

Thousands of U.S. and European companies who rely on the EU–US Safe Harbor Framework to permit the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., have come a step closer to seeing the transfer mechanism struck down....more

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