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Wiley Rein LLP

Executive Order on Foreign Access to Sensitive Personal Data Will Increase U.S. Regulation of Cross-Border Data Transfers

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On February 28, 2024, the White House released a highly anticipated and far-reaching Executive Order (EO) that directs several new regulatory steps to limit the transfer of sensitive personal data outside of the United States...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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

Alston & Bird

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

The Volkov Law Group

Apple Pays $467K to OFAC for Sanctions Violations

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Even the mighty can fall – Apple agreed to pay OFAC $467k for violations of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions regulations. In 2008, Apple entered into an applications development agreement with SIS, a Slovenian...more

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