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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

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New DOJ Limits on Cross-Border Data Transfers Prompt Assessment by Businesses

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On April 8, the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new rule on cross-border data transfers takes effect. It restricts U.S. businesses from transferring certain bulk sensitive personal data to...more

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New Telecommunications and Data Protection Rules Taking Effect in Saudi Arabia

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA or Kingdom) is a sovereign state located in the Middle East between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf (sometimes referred to as the Persian Gulf) and is one of the member states of the Gulf...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Brazil

Introduction - The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”), enacted in 2018 and enforced since 2020, serves as the cornerstone of the country's data protection framework. Its primary objective is to ensure the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Cybersecurity Administration of China Issues Relaxed Rules for Cross-Border Data Transfers

On March 22, 2024, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC), issued the long-awaited new Regulations on Promoting and Regulating Cross-Border Data Flows (the New Regulations) for compliance with China's Personal...more

K&L Gates LLP

Safe Harbors Part II - China's Safe Harbor Rules Lower the Barrier for Cross-Border Data Transfer

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In Part I of our alert about China’s new safe harbor rules, we discussed key developments between the draft Provisions on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-Border Data Flow (Chinese version only) and the Provisions on...more

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China Issues Regulations on Facilitating and Regulating Cross-Border Data Flow

On March 22, 2024, nearly six months after the release of the “draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-border Data Transfer” (the “Draft Rules”), the Cybersecurity Administration of China (the “CAC”) formally...more

K&L Gates LLP

Safe Harbors Part I – From Regulating to Facilitating: Key Developments in China's Safe Harbor Rules

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Six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (the CAC) sought public consultation on the draft Provisions on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-Border Data Flow (the Draft Provisions, Chinese version only), the...more

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New Executive Order Seeks to Protect Americans' Sensitive Personal Data

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On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed Executive Order 14117 on "Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern" (the EO).1 The EO calls for the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

China Intends To Ease Controls Over Cross-Border Data Transfers

On September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Transfers (Draft Provisions). If adopted into law in their current form, the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

European Commission Seeks Companies' Input on GDPR Enforcement

On February 24, 2023, the European Commission (EC) opened a public consultation on its initiative (Initiative) to revise procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The EC...more

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Navigating International Discovery Restrictions: Seven Recommendations

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Background Note: International discovery exercises and investigations can be a complex and challenging process for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals. Navigating the different laws and...more

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As China Cross-Border Data Transfer Security Assessment Requirement Comes Into Effect, New Guidelines Posted for Security...

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The new guidelines provide insight into how businesses can submit applications to the CAC in order to obtain approval via the CAC security assessment cross-border data transfer requirement. As of September 2022, all...more

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The New Standard Contractual Clauses Deadline is Approaching

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On June 4, 2021, the European Commission introduced the new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”), a primary mechanism for lawfully transferring personal data from Europe to the United States under the European Union’s...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information under China’s Cybersecurity Law

China’s Cybersecurity Law (the “Cybersecurity Law”) took effect on June 1, 2017. The Cybersecurity Law consists of 79 articles in total. According to Article 2 thereof, the Cybersecurity Law would apply to the construction,...more

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A (Slight) Light at the End of the Schrems II Tunnel: EDPS on the Explicit Consent Derogation

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The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued an opinion on the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity’s (ENISA) use of the explicit consent derogation as a legal basis for cross border transfers to the US...more

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French Court: Use Of Vendor With U.S. Parent May Require Additional Security Measures

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Even in the absence of a cross-border transfer of personal data from the European Union to a third country, if you are using a vendor that has a U.S. parent company, get ready to implement supplementary measures, says the...more

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Go With the Flow: Developments in Cross-Border Data Flows Following Schrems II and the Release of New Draft International Standard...

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In an increasingly datafied and globalized world, businesses have become reliant upon the seamless flow of cross-border data transfers. Transatlantic data flows play an important role in the U.S. economy. The U.S. and the...more

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CJEU Advocate General reinforces the GDPR’s One Stop Shop

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On 13 January 2021, the Advocate General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important opinion in the case of Facebook Belgium v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (C-645/19) which considers the...more

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An Update on International and Cross-Border Discovery

Parties in the US are allowed broad and liberal discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) relevant and proportional to the claims and defenses in a legal action. When a US-based litigant seeks ESI stored in other...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Increased Fines for Violations of Russian Localization Law

On June 13, 2019, a draft bill increasing fines for violations of Federal Law No. 242-FZ (Data Localization Law) was submitted to the State Duma (i.e., the lower house of the Federal Assembly). ...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

The Mindful Data Transfer – Bringing Balance to Cross-Border Discovery and EU Data Protection Obligations

The implementation of the European Union (EU)’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has raised a number of questions as to how best to approach cross-border discovery. Friction between legal holds and the “right of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CBPR System Grows with Entry of Australia and Chinese Taipei

2018 saw two new members of APEC’s Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system: Australia and Chinese Taipei. They join the US, Mexico, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Singapore...more

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How a European Union Privacy Law is Shaping North Carolina Business and Litigation

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These days, it has been commonplace for data breaches and data privacy issues to pervade the news cycle. Earlier this summer, data privacy also likely pervaded your inbox in the form of dozens of emails from companies...more

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Data Protection in the Event of a “No Deal Brexit”

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As part of its preparations for a “no deal” scenario when the Article 50 negotiating period comes to an end on 29 March 2019, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DDCMS”) has released guidance on “Data...more

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