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Data Privacy Guide - Portugal

Introduction - Data protection is being driven by rapid technological advances and the increasing digitalization of society. Data protection legislation in Portugal is aligned with European Union law, in particular with...more

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India – Digital Personal Data Protection Act receives Presidential assent

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The President of India gave assent for the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 on 11 August 2023, a matter of days after it had been passed by both the Lower and Upper House. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act...more

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Data and Cybersecurity - European Union Legislation and Proposals

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Updated June 2023 - The BCLP Data Privacy & Security team is tracking EU law developments relevant to data and cyber security. This tracker summarizes the effect and status of the following: the Digital Services Act, the...more

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Cybersecurity Developments and Legal Issues

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For most large companies, a frictionless flow of information and the ability to transfer customer data, employee files, financial records and other information around the world quickly and cost-effectively is a critical...more

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New Privacy Shield Framework in the Works, Favoring Continuity Over Change for Businesses

President Biden and EU leaders announced on March 25, 2022 an agreement in principle to craft a replacement for the Privacy Shield and expand options for trans-Atlantic data transfers in accordance with the General Data...more

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What Happens in the British Virgin Islands, Stays in the British Virgin Islands

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On 13 April 2021, the British Virgin Islands (“BVI” or “Virgin Islands”) became the latest jurisdiction to enact a comprehensive information privacy law when the territory published the Data Protection Act, 2021 (the “DPA...more

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International Data Protection Update – First Quarter 2021

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This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months....more

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Coalition of African Nations to Coordinate Data Protection Framework

A coalition of African nations have developed a data protection framework with the goal of centralizing data protection laws and the digital economy across Africa. Currently, five countries, including Nigeria, are testing the...more

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Restrictions On The Provision Of Personal Data To Third Parties Outside Japan

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In line with the recent wave of regulations governing the use of personal data, the Personal Information Protection Act of Japan restricts the provision of personal data to third parties, with a particular focus on the...more

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New PDPC guidelines on cloud services, data intermediaries, and access requests

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As the issues surrounding data protection become increasingly complex, in recent years the advisory guidelines (Guidelines) issued by the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore (PDPC) have been invaluable in guiding...more

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Move over, CCPA? New York Considers Sweeping Data Privacy Law

New York’s state legislature is considering a new data privacy law that would set the standard for data privacy in the U.S. The New York Privacy Act (the “NYPA” or the “Act”), which is currently being considered by the state...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Brexit and UK-US data transfers: What’s the plan?

Despite the overall political uncertainty about Brexit, worries about a sudden stop to personal data transfers from the UK to the US are misplaced, deal or no deal.  There is, in fact, a plan, and it’s a reasonable, practical...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

New Rules for the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Data between the U.S. and Switzerland

The U.S. and Swiss governments have finalized a Privacy Shield agreement to allow the cross-border transfer of personal data from Switzerland to the United States. First, let’s jump in our proverbial time machine and go...more

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Data privacy in the Americas - At a glance

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As multinational employers are aware, data privacy laws can vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Ensuring compliance with the different requirements can be challenging, and the penalties for noncompliance can be...more

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What Does the European Court of Justice's Invalidation of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Mean For U.S.-Based Multinational...

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In a landmark decision that will dramatically affect thousands of U.S. companies that transfer personal data from the European Union ("EU") to the United States, the European Union Court of Justice ("ECJ") yesterday...more

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US–EU Safe Harbor – Struck Down!

1. CJEU finds Safe Harbor Invalid - In a landmark ruling delivered today, Europe's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared that the EU Commission's US - EU Safe Harbour regime is...more

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European Court of Justice May Invalidate Safe Harbor Framework

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In a landmark decision that threatens to undo the process by which American companies handle personal data flowing from the European Union, the Advocate General (AG) of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued an advisory...more

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EU–US Safe Harbor About to be Struck Down?

Thousands of U.S. and European companies who rely on the EU–US Safe Harbor Framework to permit the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., have come a step closer to seeing the transfer mechanism struck down....more

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Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice: EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Act Is Not Safe for EU Citizens

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The decision could affect the thousands of U.S. companies in diverse industries that rely on the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Agreement to legally transfer personal data of EU citizens from the EU to the United States....more

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EU–US Safe Harbor About to be Struck Down?

Thousands of U.S. and European companies who rely on the EU–US Safe Harbor Framework to permit the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S., have come a step closer to seeing the transfer mechanism struck down....more

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