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Alston & Bird

China Releases Updated Regulations on Permits Needed for Transferring Data out of China

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On March 22, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the Regulations on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flow (the “Regulations”), effective immediately. The Regulations supplement China data...more

Benesch

China Officially Promulgates New Cross-Border Data Transfer Requirements

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The newly promulgated measures increase the threshold of data triggering security assessments and contract requirements while leaving room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers. In...more

Jones Day

China Finalizes Provisions on Cross-Border Data Transfer

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Chinese authorities issued new regulations and guidance governing cross-border transfers of data and personal information, which will significantly reduce procedural and compliance burdens for many multinationals....more

WilmerHale

China Publishes Draft Rules to Ease Data Export Compliance Burden

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on September 28, 2023 issued the draft Provisions on the Regulation and Promotion of Cross-Border Data Flows (“draft Provisions”),  just one year after China’s data export...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Legalizes Personal Data Transfers from the EU to US

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). This long-awaited decision means that for the first time since the EU-U.S...more

Hogan Lovells

Updates on Mainland China and Hong Kong MOU to Promote Cross-Border Data Flow within GBA

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On June 29, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("Hong Kong") Government ("HKITIB") signed the Memorandum of...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

China Issues Final Standard Contract Clauses for Cross-Border Data Transfers

On February 24, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the final version of the Standard Contract Clauses for Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information (the SCCs) and the Measures for the SCCs (the...more

WilmerHale

CCRC is First to Be Qualified to Conduct Personal Information Protection Certification for Export of Personal Information

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Article 38 of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) enacted in 2021, which is more demanding than GDPR in Europe, provides three channels to conduct the outbound transfer or export of personal information...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

China Unveils Draft Standard Contract and Provides Clarifications on Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms

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China’s CAC publishes guidance on cross-border data transfers, including draft standard contractual clauses and regulatory guidance on certification and security assessment. Key Points: ..Security Assessment:...more

WilmerHale

China’s New Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures and Standard Contract Provisions

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Outbound Data Transfer Security Review Measures - On July 7, 2022, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the Outbound Data Transfer Security Assessment Measures (“Security Assessment Measures”) effective...more

K&L Gates LLP

What You Need to Know About China ‘Binding Corporate Rules' Under the New Certification Specifications

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As China enhances its cybersecurity and data protection regime, the processing of personal information, and in particular the information of customers and employees, has come into focus under the Personal Information...more

Troutman Pepper

More Privacy, Please - March 2022

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Editor’s Note: It may be the shortest month of the year, but February 2022 saw a flurry of privacy — especially biometric — legislation move closer to enactment. Kentucky, California, Maryland, and New York state introduced...more

Epiq

Privacy Roundup Part Two: Significant International Updates

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Last week’s blog detailed the wave of state legislation that occurred in the U.S. during 2021. It is no surprise that there were also many data privacy developments abroad. It is crucial that organizations affected by...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Elements of Right-Sized Privacy Program: Appropriately Addresses Third Parties

To round out this series on right-sizing a privacy program, our last stop is thinking about the impact of working with third parties. There are many legal requirements to assess and/or to address in third party contracts when...more

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