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Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 16

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/18/2024

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

China Issues Regulations on Facilitating and Regulating Cross-Border Data Flow

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/12/2024

On March 22, 2024, nearly six months after the release of the “draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-border Data Transfer” (the “Draft Rules”), the Cybersecurity Administration of China (the “CAC”) formally...more

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

A&O Shearman on 4/3/2024

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

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: New Laws Addressing the Risks and Rewards of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

J.S. Held on 2/15/2024

The race to develop AI and calls to regulate it are heating up around the world. In November 2023, 28 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, China, and the European Union, met and pledged to work together to...more

Companies in Beijing are Submitting Application Materials Relating to the Security Assessment for Cross-border Data Transfer

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/22/2024

In September 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) officially enacted the Measures on Security Assessment for the Cross-border Transfer of Data (the “Measures”). Under the Measures, an entity (the “data...more

China Intends To Ease Controls Over Cross-Border Data Transfers

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/8/2023

On September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Transfers (Draft Provisions). If adopted into law in their current form, the...more

China’s Standard Contract for the Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information is in Effect

White & Case LLP on 7/7/2023

China's Cybersecurity Law ("CSL"), Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL") and Data Security Law ("DSL") set a series of rules and requirements for the cross-border transfer of personal information located in China....more

China's Cyberspace Administration Proposes Draft Rules to Regulate Generative AI

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/24/2023

Regulator proposes requiring content moderation, algorithmic transparency, data protection and security, nondiscrimination, and quality of training data - Regulators around the globe are paying close attention to the...more

Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - January to March 2023

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 5/11/2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata! Updata is an international report produced by Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team – it provides you with a compilation of key privacy and cybersecurity...more

Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms and Requirements in China

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/23/2023

In recent years, alongside the rapid development of the digital economy and the concomitant increase in data generation, collection, processing and monitoring in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), the Chinese...more

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

Foster Garvey PC on 5/17/2022

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

Enforcement Trends From China’s Cyberspace Regulator in 2022

Perkins Coie on 4/11/2022

China’s internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has continued to tighten its regulation of internet industries and driven the formulation of many new laws and regulations in cybersecurity and data...more

Provisions on Administration of Algorithmic Recommendation Took Effect on March 1

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/24/2022

Cyberspace Administration of China, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly promulgated, on December 31, 2021, the Provisions on...more

Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information under China’s Cybersecurity Law

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/2/2022

China’s Cybersecurity Law (the “Cybersecurity Law”) took effect on June 1, 2017. The Cybersecurity Law consists of 79 articles in total. According to Article 2 thereof, the Cybersecurity Law would apply to the construction,...more

China is Entering a New Era in Data Protections

Goodwin on 2/4/2022

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

2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

Lighthouse on 1/12/2022

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

[Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 12/20/2021

The Canadian Institute’s 11th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations will take place in Toronto on January 25–27! IN-PERSON and LIVESTREAM options available. Over the last decade, this...more

Global Impact of China's Data and Cybersecurity Laws

Mayer Brown on 12/14/2021

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

China Draft PIPL Measures Outlines Thresholds for CAC Security Assessments

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/11/2021

The Chinese agency charged with implementing and enforcing the new Personal Information Protection Law has issued draft measures for cross-border data transfers. Comments are due by November 28. As we detailed previously, the...more

PRC Personal Information Protection Law Challenges: Why Companies Should Evaluate Their Business Practice Now

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/18/2021

China’s long-waited Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) was finally enacted on August 20, 2021, and will take effect on November 1, 2021. PIPL, which supplements the existing privacy rules established by the...more

China Personal Information Protection Law Will Become Effective Soon

White & Case LLP on 9/22/2021

On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China ("PRC") passed the Personal Information Protection Law ("PIPL"), which will come into effect on November 1, 2021. ...more

China’s New Data Security Law Comes Into Force

Perkins Coie on 9/9/2021

Only two months after the release of the second draft of the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (the Second Draft), on June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the new...more

China’s New Data Protection Law – Personal Information Protection Act (PIPL)

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. on 8/30/2021

On August 20, 2021, China passed its first general data protection law, called the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”). The law is set to take effect on November 1, 2021 (two months away), and it applies to both (1)...more

China's New Data Privacy Law is Sweeping and Serious: Avoid the High Cost of Noncompliance

Bracewell LLP on 8/25/2021

Last Friday, China passed the world’s harshest data privacy law, threatening violators with fines of up to 50 million Yuan (or about $7.7 million at the time of publication) or 5% of annual revenue. The Personal Information...more

[Webinar] Updates And Insights On Data Protection Laws And Enforcement Trends In China - June 22nd, 7:00 am - 8:15 am PDT

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/14/2021

In April, the Chinese government issued a second version of the draft Personal Information Protection Law (Draft PIPL), which will impact global companies. Join us for a joint webinar as we discuss the key provisions of the...more

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