No Password Required: Founder of Cybersafe Foundation and an Obama Foundation Africa Leaders Fellow, Who Is Comfortable in the API Kitchen
Will the U.S. Have a GDPR? With Rachael Ormiston of Osano
Compliance with the New EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Life With GDPR - Data Transfer Update
Anonymization and AI: Critical Technologies for Moving eDiscovery Data Across Borders
Digital Trade: Key Trends and Developments to Watch
NGE On Demand: Personal Data Protection Travels: The New Standard Contractual Clause with John Koenigsknecht and David Wheeler
I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Data Privacy Issues Life Sciences Companies May Encounter
In-house Roundhouse: Antitrust and the Tech Industry
Cross-Border Data Transfers and the EU-US Data Privacy Tug of War
Privacy Talk | The New Swiss Data Protection Act
Compliance Perspectives: The Privacy and Data Security Track at the 2020 Compliance & Ethics Institute
Update on Global Data Privacy Regulations by John Jackson
Nota Bene Episode 93: Navigating the New Global Cybersecurity Compliance Landscape with Scott Giordano
What's Next after the Schrems II Decision of ECJ
Compliance Perspectives: The End of the Privacy Shield
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
IAPP Global Privacy Summit Recap, Big Questions, and Indiana Jones Analogies
Effective as of April 8, 2025, the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has implemented a Data Security Program (the DSP) to address national security risks associated with the transfer of...more
U.S. organizations should carefully review and ensure their privacy and cybersecurity practices comply with a wide-ranging new federal rule establishing data transfer restrictions regarding sensitive U.S. personal data. The...more
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its final rule to implement Executive Order 14117 aimed at preventing access to Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data by countries...more
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
In a Press Release issued April 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) indicated that it would prioritize “facilitating compliance” over civil enforcement actions for the first 90 days of its new US-China data...more
A new U.S. federal rule restricts bulk sharing of sensitive personal information and governmental information with certain countries, for some key industries. In December 2024, the Department of Justice issued a comprehensive...more
The cross-border transfer of personal information (hereinafter referred to as “PI,” and such transfers as “PI export”) is a routine and often essential part of business operations for companies in China—particularly...more
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
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
This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for March. The following events merit special attention...more
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
The Department of Justice has finalized prohibitions and restrictions on cross-border transfers of certain data to China and other “Countries of Concern” (as defined below). It seeks to address what is, in the U.S....more
On 3 January 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“) released for public consultation the draft Measures for Certification of Personal Information Protection for Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information...more
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
On 30 September 2024, the State Council of the People's Republic of China published the Network Data Security Management Regulations (the “Regulations”).1 These Regulations finalise the Draft Regulations released for public...more
On October 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would restrict or prohibit certain transactions with China, Russia and other countries of concern involving U.S....more
Pursuant to President Biden’s March Executive Order, the DOJ has proposed new rules limiting the transfer of certain categories of data to “countries of concern” or “covered persons”....more
The Guangzhou Internet Court released the first ruling interpreting the requirements for cross-border transfer of personal information under the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). This case has significant...more
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
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
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
In this Essential Guide, part of Orrick’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass Series, we offer insights into the Cyberspace Administration of China's (CAC) new rules and requirements for cross-border data transfers. The...more
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
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
Six months after the release of the draft Provisions on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-Border Data Flow, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) officially released the long-awaited finalized Provisions on...more