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Is My U.S.-Based Company Subject to the GDPR? Clearing Up European Data Privacy Law Misinformation

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If you are a compliance professional for a U.S.-based company, you have probably been told at some point that you have to worry about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Have you encountered one of these...more

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DOJ’s Data Export Rule Is In Force April 8: What You Need to Do

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On April 8, 2025, a sweeping rule issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will take effect. The rule imposes restrictions—and in some cases, outright prohibitions—on US companies in connection with certain types of data...more

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Draft Measures for Personal Information Protection Certification for Cross-Border Data Transfers Released for Public Comment

On January 3, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) released the Draft Measures for Personal Information Protection Certification for Cross-Border Data Transfers (the “Draft Measures”) for public comment....more

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Guangzhou Internet Court issues the first decision on cross-border transfer of personal data under PIPL

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The Guangzhou Internet Court (the “Court”) recently issued its first judgment involving the cross-border transfer of personal data under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”).1 An international hotel group was...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Data Privacy Laws: Staying Compliant in a Global Marketplace

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Over the last few years, 71% of countries have enacted data protection laws, reflecting the global emphasis on data privacy across industries. For businesses operating internationally, complying with diverse data privacy...more

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China Finalizes the Network Data Security Management Regulations and Issues the First Free Trade Zone Data Export Negative List

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On September 24, 2024, the State Council released the Regulations on the Management of Network Data Security (《网络数据安全管理条例》) (“Regulations”). The Regulations focus on prominent issues related to Personal Information (PI),...more

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CHINA: Mandatory Data Protection Compliance (Self) Audits on Their Way

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The Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“) requires a data controller to conduct compliance audits of its personal data processing activities on a regular basis (“Self-supervision Audits“). Apart from such...more

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China: Important New Guidance on Defining Sensitive Personal Information

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While the definition of sensitive personal information in China has always been different to other jurisdictions, with a focus on risk of harm at its heart, new draft guidance should make it easier for organisations to map...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Ukraine

Introduction - Below is a brief outline of the legal regulation of personal protection in Ukraine. Governing Data Protection Legislation - 2.1. Overview of principal legislation - The main legal act governing...more

International Lawyers Network

Data Privacy Guide - Spain

Introduction - We have compiled the main differences between the REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing...more

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China finalizes its Provisions to Promote and Regulate Cross-Border Data Transfers

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On 22 March, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) finalized its Provisions to Promote and Regulate Cross-Border Data Transfers (“Final Provisions”).  The Final Provisions were long anticipated following a...more

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China Officially Promulgates New Cross-Border Data Transfer Requirements

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The newly promulgated measures increase the threshold of data triggering security assessments and contract requirements while leaving room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers. In...more

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Data, Privacy & Cyber ‘Watch Outs’ for 2024

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We all know that things move quickly in the world of data, and so to celebrate Data Protection Day 2024 (or Data Privacy Day 2024 in North America), we’ve selected ten key themes we think will have the most impact in the year...more

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TC260 consults on draft requirements for cross-boundary personal information protection within Greater Bay Area

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On November 1, 2023, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (全国信息安全标准化技术委员会) (“TC260”, a policy-making body under the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”)) launched a public consultation...more

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An Endeavor to Facilitate Free Movement of Data From China

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China is seeking to take a significant step to relax the compliance burden on multinational corporations (MNCs) regarding data export from China by allowing: (i) certain routine data exports for daily business operation or...more

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China Publishes Draft Rules to Ease Data Export Compliance Burden

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on September 28, 2023 issued the draft Provisions on the Regulation and Promotion of Cross-Border Data Flows (“draft Provisions”),  just one year after China’s data export...more

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New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Legalizes Personal Data Transfers from the EU to US

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). This long-awaited decision means that for the first time since the EU-U.S...more

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Global Cross Border Privacy Rules and the new initiatives to support data free flow with trust

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ust over a year ago, on 21 April 2022, the seven economies (Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA) participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border...more

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Updates on Mainland China and Hong Kong MOU to Promote Cross-Border Data Flow within GBA

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On June 29, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("Hong Kong") Government ("HKITIB") signed the Memorandum of...more

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China - CAC issues guidance on filing standard contracts for export of personal information

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued guidelines for organisations on filing the standard contract for the export of personal information (Guidelines) on 30 May 2023. Earlier this year, the CAC issued Standard...more

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Transferring Employee or Customer Data Out of China Without Proper Reporting May Have Criminal Consequences: A 4-Step Compliance...

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The compliance grace period for China’s cross-border data security assessment measures has expired — but many international companies with operations or employees in China are still not compliant. In light of the diminishing...more

Morgan Lewis

Global Privacy Year in Review - March 2023

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The need for privacy and cybersecurity compliance measures has become a paramount consideration as businesses become more digitally driven, data breaches become more publicized, and regulation continues to increase. Morgan...more

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CCRC is First to Be Qualified to Conduct Personal Information Protection Certification for Export of Personal Information

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Article 38 of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) enacted in 2021, which is more demanding than GDPR in Europe, provides three channels to conduct the outbound transfer or export of personal information...more

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New requirements for outbound data transfers from China

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The Cybersecurity Administration of China (the "CAC") has published guidelines concerning outbound data transfers of personal information and "important data" from China to other jurisdictions. Businesses must comply with...more

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Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

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Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more

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