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More States Ban Foreign AI Tools on Government Devices

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/14/2025

Alabama and Oklahoma have become the latest states to ban from state-owned devices and networks certain AI tools with links to foreign governments. ...more

Privacy Tip #427 – Ahead of the TikTok Ban, Users are Turning to Another Chinese App with Similar Privacy Concerns – What you...

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/17/2025

TikTok users are seeking alternate platforms to share and view content as the U.S. is set to ban the popular social media app on January 19, 2025. Instead of turning to U.S.-based companies like Facebook or Instagram, users...more

NIST Updates AI RMF as Mandated by the White House Executive Order on AI

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/1/2024

We have now reached the 180-day mark since the White House Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development of AI and we are seeing a flurry of mandated actions being completed. See here for a summary of...more

Biden Issues Executive Order To Limit Access to Personal and Government-Related Data by "Countries of Concern"

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/8/2024

On February 28, 2024, President Biden announced that he was issuing an Executive Order (the "EO") directing the promulgation of regulations to limit the dissemination of "bulk sensitive personal data" and "United States...more

Biden Administration Initiates Inquiry Targeting "Connected Vehicles," with Chinese Electric Vehicles and Supply Chain As Clear...

King & Spalding on 3/7/2024

The Biden Administration announced on February 29, 2024, that it is commencing an inquiry into whether the involvement of “foreign adversaries” in the information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”) supply...more

The Critical Role of CFIUS in Safeguarding U.S. National Security: Insights and Implications for Technology and Legal...

HaystackID on 3/1/2024

Editor’s Note: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) plays a pivotal role in regulating foreign investments in American companies, particularly those that could impact national security. This...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024

Robinson & Cole LLP on 1/9/2024

CYBERSECURITY - TechRadar's Cyber Predictions for 2024 are Spot On - Because technology develops so rapidly, and “trends” are fast and furious, it is always hard to predict what the big issues will be for the next...more

President Biden’s AI EO: Key Takeaways for Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/4/2023

On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration released a far-reaching executive order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The EO issues directives related to the use...more

AI and Accountability: A Look at the President's New Executive Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/3/2023

After observing that “Artificial intelligence offers enormous promise and great risk,” the Biden administration recently announced an Executive Order (the “Order”) setting the table for future government action in this...more

Administration Poised to Act on “Internet of Things” Devices

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/28/2023

The FCC and House of Representatives have begun discussions on the safety and security of IoT modules from China. The FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to create an Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity labeling...more

FCC Adopts International Section 214 Authorization Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Address National Security Concerns...

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/9/2023

International Section 214 authorizations are issued to telecommunications providers that seek to offer international services originating or terminating in the United States. The FCC released an order requiring all...more

[Webcast Transcript] The Digital Great Wall: Data Protection in Today’s China

HaystackID on 1/26/2023

Editor’s Note: On January 18, 2023, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on China’s emerging statutes and regulations governing the processing, disclosure, and transfer of data. As Chinese entities increasingly become...more

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 26

Dechert LLP on 1/20/2023

Biden Administration to Introduce New National Cyber Strategy for Critical Infrastructure - The Biden administration is reportedly working on a National Cyber Strategy for critical infrastructure that will advocate a more...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2022

Robinson & Cole LLP on 12/2/2022

CYBERSECURITY - South Dakota Governor Bans State Workers from Using TikTok - It is estimated that some 80 million Americans and more than one billion people use TikTok. It is well known that TikTok has a direct...more

South Dakota Governor Bans State Workers from Using TikTok

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/1/2022

It is estimated that some 80 million Americans and more than one billion people use TikTok. It is well known that TikTok has a direct connection to the Chinese Communist Party, which is a foreign adversary of the U.S. This...more

Executive Order Clarifies Focus and Five Factors for Future CFIUS Reviews

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/29/2022

President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14083 on September 15, 2022, establishing five factors for reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), and areas of heightened scrutiny for transactions...more

Oklahoma Legislature files privacy law focused on data protection and national security concerns

McAfee & Taft on 9/14/2021

Earlier this year we provided updates on Oklahoma House Bill 1602 (HB 1602), a bipartisan proposal that received national press for being one of the most stringent privacy laws proposed or enacted by a state legislature. Over...more

The New PRC Personal Information Protection Law

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/27/2021

On August 20, 2021, the 30th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted China’s new PRC Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which will take effect on November 1, 2021. The...more

CFIUS: Questions for the Biden Administration

K2 Integrity on 3/9/2021

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) can be expected to maintain America’s traditional open investment posture consistent with the robust protection of U.S. national security interests....more

You Have Been Weighed in the Balance and Found Wanting (Or at Least, Inadequate)

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/16/2020

Article 45 of the GDPR allows the transfer of personal data from the EU to a third country when the third country ensures an “adequate level of protection” (adequacy decision). In determining “adequacy,” the GDPR provides...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - August 2018 #4

Robinson & Cole LLP on 8/27/2018

A new ransomware, dubbed “Ryuk,” has surfaced in the last few weeks and is said to be targeting large organizations in the United States. The attackers behind Ryuk have reportedly made more than $640,000 in just two weeks,...more

What's in China's New Cybersecurity Law

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 4/10/2017

The controversial Cybersecurity Law of China, issued in November 2016 by the National Congress Standing Committee, will become effective on June 1, 2017. This new rule requires the network service providers in China to...more

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