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EDPB clarifies assessment for disclosing EU data to foreign authorities

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On 4 June 2025, the European Data Protection Board published guidelines clarifying how EU-based companies should assess requests from foreign authorities for access to EU personal data. The EDPB emphasizes that such requests...more

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Reform of the GDPR in the UK

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On 19 June 2025 the Data (Use and Access) Act (the "DUA Act") received Royal Assent and became law in the UK, having been passed by the UK Parliament on 11 June 2025. The DUA Act principally reforms the General Data...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New US Data Security Program limits sensitive data transfers

The United States Data Security Program (DSP) represents a significant regulatory undertaking by the US government to control the flow of bulk sensitive data to specific foreign countries, for national security purposes....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The UK’s New Amendments to the UK GDPR Become Law and Get a Nod from the EU. What happens now?

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The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent last Thursday, June 19th, bringing into law some significant changes to the country’s post Brexit data protection framework, among an array of other, related rules (on...more

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German Federal Labor Court Grants Damages Under the GDPR for the Use of Employee Data: 7 Things for Companies to Consider

On May 8, 2025, the Federal Labor Court Bundesarbeitsgericht (“BAG”) issued a significant ruling concerning an employee’s claims for damages due to unlawful data transfers within a corporate group. The BAG ruled that works...more

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China Monthly Data Protection Update: May 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for May. The following events merit special attention...more

A&O Shearman

CJEU publishes an updated Fact Sheet summarising key case law on protection of personal data

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On April 28 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published an updated version of the fact sheet (the Fact Sheet) summarising key case law on protection of personal data. The Fact Sheet covers the case law...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Belgian DPA Finds Broad Tax Information Transfers to IRS Unlawful

The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently ruled that a Belgian government entity, FPS Finance, cannot transfer the personal data of “accidental Americans” to the IRS. According to the decision, the transfers needed to...more

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Irish Data Protection Commission Fines TikTok Over EEA Data Transfers to China

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On May 2, 2025, the Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) issued a decision, as lead supervisory authority, finding that TikTok infringed the GDPR regarding (a) its cross-border transfers of EEA User Data to China, and (b)...more

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Preparing for the European Health Data Space - Opportunities and Challenges for Europe’s Digital Future

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The EU regulation designed to facilitate secondary use of clinical data for research brings benefits for health research, but also poses challenges for companies....more

Hogan Lovells

Streamlined BCR approval: Understanding the EDPB's updated procedure

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On 19 March 2025, the European Data Protection Board published an updated procedure for co-operation between EU data protection supervisory authorities approving GDPR Binding Corporate Rules for intra-group transfers of EU...more

Alston & Bird

European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

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On March 18, 2025, the European Commission proposed to extend its adequacy decision in favor of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for an additional six-month period. This would allow free flows of personal data from the EU to the UK...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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Chile brings its data privacy laws in line with global data privacy standards

Chile has amended its data privacy law granting significant rights to data subjects, and imposing stricter obligations on data controllers and processors. Published in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial) on December 13,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Data Protection Compliance: Key Thoughts

In our latest blog post, we shared a few considerations for compliance in the context of complex outsourcing contracts. Continuing on this theme, we take a look into the matter of data protection compliance....more

Smith Anderson

GDPR Enforcement is Alive and Well - Key Considerations in 2025

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As 2025 progresses, one thing is clear—GDPR enforcement is not slowing down. In fact, regulators across Europe are intensifying their scrutiny, handing out significant fines and even warning executives of potential personal...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EU Fines EU?!: Alleged Unlawful Data-Transfer Dust-Up

Following a German case brought against the EU Commission, the EU General Court found that the Commission had made an improper transfer of personal information to the US. The plaintiff, a German citizen, alleged (among other...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Firings at the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and Potential Impact on Transatlantic Data Transfers

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President Trump recently fired the three democrats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). Since these firings bring the Board to a sub-quorum level, they have the potential to significantly disrupt...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Data Localization Law Coming Soon: What Life Science Companies Need to Know

The DOJ has finalized a set of prohibitions and restrictions on cross-border transfers of certain U.S. data to China and other “Countries of Concern” (for now, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela), as well as to...more

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Transferring Employee Data From Canada to the United States: Key Considerations for Employers

As of September 22, 2024, the final provision of Law 25, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information, will take effect, establishing a new right to data portability for...more

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9 Sweeping Changes Proposed in India’s Latest Data Protection Draft Rules: What U.S. Employers Can Do to Prepare

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India just released a landmark draft of new rules to refine and implement the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) – which is India’s first comprehensive data privacy legislation regulating digital personal data...more

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India Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

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On January 03, 2025, the government released the much awaited draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, (Draft Rules / Rules) for public consultation and invited stakeholder feedback by February 18, 2025 (access the...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

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