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PRC Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information

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The PRC National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity of SAC (“TC260”) published new Guidelines on Identifying Sensitive Personal Information (“Guidelines”) on 18 September 2024, nearly three months after it released the...more

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Changes to the UK GDPR Shelved (For Now)

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With the announcement of UK General Election for Thursday 4 July 2024, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has not completed the legislative process before the end of the current parliamentary session and will...more

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China passes provisions to relax the cross-border data transfer regime

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China has passed provisions which relax the current cross-border data transfer mechanisms. This comes as welcome news to the international business community, especially those with the need to export data from China in the...more

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United States Looks Towards its First Cross-Border Data Transfer Regime with New Executive Order

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President Biden issued an Executive Order last month calling on the DOJ and relevant government agencies to tighten regulations on bulk data transfers to “countries of concern.” In late February, President Biden issued...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order Empowering DOJ to Regulate the Export of Sensitive Personal Data

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On February 28, 2024, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14117, empowering the Department of Justice (DOJ) to regulate the export of certain consumer data, in order to prevent certain countries’ governments...more

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UK-U.S. Data Bridge Allows Transfer of Personal Data From the United Kingdom to the United States

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Beginning October 12, 2023, the UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK companies to transfer personal data to the United States using the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework....more

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With a Key Deadline Fast Approaching, Now Is the Time to Address the New and Complex Requirements for Data Transfers Outside of...

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U.S.-based multinationals with employees in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are confronting a November 30 deadline to implement China’s new cross-border data transfer mechanism—the Standard Contract.  This implementation...more

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Meta Receives Record 1.2 Billion EUR Fine and Is Ordered to Suspend Its EU-U.S. Data Transfers

On May 22, 2023, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its long-awaited decision in the Meta EU-U.S. data transfer case (Decision). In its landmark Decision, the DPC imposed a record 1.2 billion EUR fine and...more

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GDPR Compliance in the U.S.: What to Know

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In 1992, Singapore banned the sale of all chewing gum. But if you owned a cornerstore in the U.S. and a Singaporean tourist came to visit your business, there would be nothing to stop you from selling them a pack of gum—in...more

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White House Releases National Cybersecurity Strategy: Key Takeaways for the Private Sector

On March 2, 2023, the White House released its National Cybersecurity Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy sets out ambitious goals for the federal government to hold countries accountable for irresponsible behavior in...more

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[Webinar] The Digital Great Wall: Data Protection in Today’s China - January 18th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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China’s emerging statutes and regulations governing the processing, disclosure and transfer of data, under threat of severe penalties, pose significant risks for producing parties. Yet, as Chinese entities increasingly become...more

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Biden’s Executive Order Implementing New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to Replace Privacy Shield

President Biden recently signed an executive order establishing the implementation of the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which would provide for the possibility of the lawful transfer of personal data from the European...more

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Strategic Considerations for Data Privacy Compliance in Tech Transactions

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When engaging in a tech transaction, you must know your obligations under data privacy laws. First and foremost, it’s critical to consider whether “personal information”—a broad term that encompasses many types of data—is...more

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China Increases Security Measures on Cross-Border Data Transfers

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In order to regulate cross-border data transfers in accordance with the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the Measures...more

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China: updates on international data transfers - security assessment requirements taking effect on 1 September

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Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity in China’s regulation of international data transfers. Three principal data laws, the Cyber Security Law (“CSL”), the Data Security Law (“DSL”) and the Personal Information...more

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Data Privacy and Breach Notification From the Other Side of the World: APAC

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Last week, I discussed eDiscovery in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region in terms of what each country has in place from a rules and discovery standpoint. eDiscovery isn’t the only discipline where US-based bloggers like me tend...more

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Take a Deep Breath. A Status Check on New Privacy Laws

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Unless you’ve been completely disconnected from the internet for the past year, you’ve undoubtedly read about the passage of a number of state and international laws addressing privacy and cybersecurity. Does this mean that...more

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EU to Open San Francisco Office to Advance Its Digital Regulation Agenda

In anticipation of its new powers to regulate the largest digital platforms, the EU is planning to open a San Francisco base to engage with these companies, which are based mostly in Silicon Valley and the broader Bay Area....more

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U.S. and EU Agree in Principle on New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

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In a joint press conference, U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an agreement “in principle” on a framework, called the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (“Privacy...more

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UK Proposes New Standard Contractual Clauses for Data Transfers to Third Countries

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EU and UK data protection rules each restrict transfers of personal data to third countries not regarded as having an adequate level of protection, such as the United States, China, Russia and India....more

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China is Entering a New Era in Data Protections

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On November 1, 2021, the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) (the “Personal Information Protection Law”) went into effect, two months after the Data Security Law of the PRC (the...more

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Top five greatest data protection hits in Spain 2021: What’s next?

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As it has been said countless times, you have to know the past to face the future. While not that epic, focusing on what has happened in the Spanish data protection environment during the last year is an interesting starting...more

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2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

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While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

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Global Impact of China's Data and Cybersecurity Laws

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Over the past few years, China has introduced a range of laws dealing with data privacy and cybersecurity. The most well-known is China's Cybersecurity Law, which came into effect in June 2017. With the recent passing of...more

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Key Data Protection Considerations for Companies Doing Business in the UK/EU

The following outlines where Katten can help clients to comply with their General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) obligations. This note is appropriate for clients that are already doing business in the UK or the EU, or may...more

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