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Federal AI Developments: Leader Schumer Unveils AI Legislative Framework, Reintroduction of AI for National Security Act and FTC...

On Thursday, April 13, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced his work with stakeholders on a new legislative framework to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), combined with bolstered oversight efforts. The...more

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Wireless Roundup (November 2022)

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SEC Requests Comment on Incident Reporting NPRM for Certain Filings Affected by Technical Glitch: On October 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Notice announcing it has re-opened for 14 days the...more

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Treasury, Commerce Target Dozens of Chinese Companies Over Surveillance, National Security Concerns

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Last week, the U.S. Government imposed tough restrictions on U.S. transactions with specific companies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are involved in activities contrary to U.S. foreign policy and national...more

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US, EU Issue Guidance on Expectations for Due Diligence to Address Forced Labor Risks

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On July 13, 2021, the US Department of State, US Department of the Treasury, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Homeland Security, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and US Department of Labor issued...more

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U.S. Adds Chinese Entities To BIS Entity List And Updates Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory

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Earlier this month, the US Government updated its ongoing response to what the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) described as “Beijing’s campaign of repression, mass detention, and high-technology surveillance against...more

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ICTS Investigations: The Commerce Department's New Tool

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Back in May 2019, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order 13873, which was meant to police the use of certain information and communications technology and services (ICTS) purchased from "foreign adversaries." Then,...more

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Commerce Publishes New Controls on Emerging Technologies

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On October 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a rule implementing certain changes in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that were agreed upon in December 2019...more

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As the App World Turns: Halt on Implementation of Commerce Prohibitions Regarding TikTok and WeChat

This past weekend saw a halt to the anticipated September 20 implementation of broad prohibitions published on September 18 by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) regarding TikTok and WeChat mobile applications. No...more

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U.S. Department of Commerce Publishes Transactions with ByteDance and Tencent That Are Prohibited Due to National Security...

On September 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued two orders identifying the specific transactions related to the WeChat and TikTok mobile applications ("Orders") that are prohibited pursuant to Executive Orders...more

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Uncertainty Surrounds Forthcoming Commerce Department Action on TikTok & WeChat “Bans”

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As the countdown continues to September 20, our International Trade & Regulatory Group examines the ambiguities underlying the unprecedented Executive Orders purporting to ban the use of TikTok and WeChat, questions that may...more

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European Court of Justice Declares the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalid and Provides Additional Obligations on Companies Using...

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announced its judgment in the so-called Schrems II case (Case C-311/18), declaring that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is invalid because it does not provide an...more

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The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalidated: What It Means For U.S. Companies

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Invalidates the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield- On July 16, 2020, the CJEU invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (the Privacy Shield) in its decision in Facebook Ireland v. Schrems...more

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The EU – US Privacy Shield Passed Its First Annual Review

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The European Commission recently issued an overall positive review in its first annual report on the E.U. – U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”), after evaluating the Privacy Shield in its joint review with the US last...more

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EU-US Privacy Shield Framework Formally Adopted

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On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the Privacy Shield, a new transatlantic framework for the transfer of personal data from the European Union (EU) and certain countries of the European Economic Area...more

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Locke Lord Article: EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Now Available: What impact will it have on personal data transfers?

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Beginning on August 1, 2016, U.S. companies have a new way to legally facilitate the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the U.S. Known as the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, this new agreement between the EU and the...more

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EU-US Privacy Shield to Launch August 1, Replacing Safe Harbor

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I. Introduction: Privacy Shield to Go Live August 1 (at Last) - The replacement for Safe Harbor is finally in effect, over nine months after Safe Harbor was struck down by the Court of Justice of the EU in the Schrems...more

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Privacy Shield – A Shield worth having?

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Earlier this week, the European Commission voted to formally approve the Privacy Shield—a set of principles agreed between the E.U. and the U.S. to enable certified U.S. companies to receive and process personal data from the...more

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Privacy Shield Finalized - How Everyone Can Take Advantage of the New European Data Transfer Framework

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The EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the “Directive”) creates the legal framework for national data-protection laws in each EU Member State. The Directive states that personal data may only be transferred to countries...more

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Privacy Shield Adopted, But Uncertainty Remains

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On July 12, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, a framework designed to replace the invalidated Safe Harbor program. In theory, the Privacy Shield offers its adherents a relatively simple,...more

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Dead Before the Ink is Dry? EU Approves Privacy Shield Text

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After months of uncertainty, the U.S. again has a framework of rules to follow that will govern U.S. business’ use of EU residents’ data. The European Commission approved the text of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (the “Privacy...more

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EU Commission Adopts EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield to replace the previously invalidated Safe Harbor Framework as an adequate method of transferring personal data from the European Economic...more

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Privacy Shield Approved

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On July 8, 2016, the Article 31 Committee, comprised of representatives of the European Union (EU) member states, voted to approve a revised Privacy Shield framework that is intended to replace the Safe Harbor framework...more

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Privacy Shield Moves Forward, Company Certifications to Begin August 1

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The European Commission formally adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield on July 12, 2016, ending months of legal uncertainty with a new framework for governing transatlantic data transfers after the Privacy Safe Harbor framework...more

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What U.S. Businesses Should Be Thinking About Now that European Commission Has Adopted Privacy Shield

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On July 12, 2016, the European Commission formally adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a new framework governing the transatlantic flow of data. The Privacy Shield replaces the former Safe Harbor Privacy Principles, which the...more

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Data Transfer Without Safe Harbors

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European privacy law is a bold new world for U.S. businesses doing business in Europe. An October Court of Justice ruling struck down the Safe Harbor arrangement which had governed E.U.-U.S. data transfer transactions for...more

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