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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

DOJ Publishes Final Rule Restricting Bulk Cross-Border Data Transfers of Sensitive Data to Foreign Persons

On April 8, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Final Rule, codified at 28 CFR Part 202, (Final Rule), implementing President Biden’s Executive Order 14117 “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: New Rules for Data Flows Take Effect: What You Need to Know

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On April 8, 2025, the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division’s (NSD) final rule (Final Rule) regulating certain sensitive US data transfers took effect. DOJ has made clear that it will take...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Issues New Data Transfer Risk Assessment Guidelines

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The guidelines specify the requirements for data controllers to conduct risk assessments related to the transfer or disclosure of personal data outside the Kingdom. ...more

Venable LLP

A Brave New World: Four Considerations When Building a Bulk Data Rule Compliance Program

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U.S. companies and organizations have entered a new era of sweeping restrictions on cross-border data transfers. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Final Rule, "Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

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

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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

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DOJ Finalizes Rule Regarding Sensitive Data Transfers

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On January 8, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published its final Rule implementing Executive Order 14117 (EO), “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by...more

Jones Day

Justice Department Issues Final Rule on Bulk Transfers of Sensitive Personal Data to Certain Countries

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The final rule establishes prohibitions and restrictions on the transfer of certain data due to national security risks from specified countries of concern....more

Hogan Lovells

DOJ restricts data transfers to protect national security; research exemptions expanded in final rule

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has finalized its rule on “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons,” which restricts data brokerage...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Justice Issues Final Rule Restricting Transfer of Personal U.S. Data to Countries of Concern, Effective in April 2025

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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published its final rule (“Final Rule”) on January 8, 2025, that will prohibit or restrict transfer of certain data of U.S. persons to countries of concern, including to China. The Final...more

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Access Restricted: DOJ Prohibits or Restricts Data Sharing with China, Russia, and Other Specified Countries

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On December 27, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule establishing a new national security program to prevent access to Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data by China...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

DOJ Issues Final Rule Restricting Flow of Bulk Sensitive Personal Data to China and Other Countries of Concern

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On January 8, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published its Final Rule to implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ Seeks to Restrict Data Transfers to ‘Countries of Concern’

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed a significant restriction on cross-border transfers of sensitive personal data to designated “countries of concern.” The goal is to address national security risks posed by...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 5th Conference on U.S.-China Trade Controls - October 12th - 13th, Washington, DC

As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in the Unites States, ACI is hosting the highly anticipated 5th Annual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference, scheduled for October 12–13 in Washington, DC. Considering...more

White & Case LLP

US and EU Approve Framework for Personal Data Transfers

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The United States ("U.S.") and the European Union ("EU") have settled on a framework for transfers of personal data for the first time since the European Court of Justice ("CJEU") effectively invalidate the EU-U.S. Privacy...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Where Do We Stand?: EU to US Data Transfers

The process for data transfers from the EU to the US under Standard Contractual Clauses has been back in the news recently, leading many to ask: will the proposed EU-US Data Privacy Framework be approved by the Europeans...more

Woods Rogers

Meta Fined €1.2 Billion in Facebook Data Privacy Case: Should US Companies Be Concerned?

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It has been a long time coming, but the other shoe has finally dropped. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta Platforms Ireland (parent of Facebook Ireland) €1.2 billion, the highest fine to date under the...more

A&O Shearman

The OECD breaks new ground with historic declaration on government access to private sector data

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The OECD breaks new ground with historic declaration on government access to private sector data: Why is the declaration important and how can it help enable data free flow with trust?...more

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[Webcast Transcript] CFIUS Compliance: Your Approach May Be A Matter of National Security

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Editor’s Note: On July 27, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) compliance. CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency committee with the...more

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China’s Cross-Border Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures Take Effect September 1

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The Cyberspace Administration of China’s Measures for Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer have retroactive effect for cross-border data transfers conducted prior to September 1, 2022. Businesses have a grace...more

K&L Gates LLP

What You Need to Know About China ‘Binding Corporate Rules' Under the New Certification Specifications

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As China enhances its cybersecurity and data protection regime, the processing of personal information, and in particular the information of customers and employees, has come into focus under the Personal Information...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Privacy Protection Laws in Israel – Outlook for 2022

The legislation of privacy protection laws in Israel has shifted into high gear and is beginning to close the gap with legislation in Europe. A major step in this direction occurred about a month ago when the Ministerial...more

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China Publishes Draft Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on November 14, 2021 published the draft Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security (“Draft Regulations”) for comment through December 13, 2021.1 The Draft...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The New PRC Personal Information Protection Law

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

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China Finalizes Data Security Law to Strengthen Regulation on Data Protection

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On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress passed the long awaited People's Republic of China (China) Data Security Law ("DSL") after a final read of the third draft. The DSL, which takes...more

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New SCCs are here: what they mean and what you need to do next.

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After much anticipation, the European Commission has published new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), when personal data of individuals in the European Economic Area...more

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