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China Officially Promulgates New Cross-Border Data Transfer Requirements

Benesch on 4/1/2024

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

Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 30

Dechert LLP on 3/17/2023

Cybersecurity Alert: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Fallout - Undoubtedly, cyber criminals are out in full force with phishing links and other scams trying to capitalize on the disruption and panic that many...more

[Webcast Transcript] The Digital Great Wall: Data Protection in Today’s China

HaystackID on 1/26/2023

Editor’s Note: On January 18, 2023, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on China’s emerging statutes and regulations governing the processing, disclosure, and transfer of data. As Chinese entities increasingly become...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - December 2021

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/4/2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review the TSA’s new cybersecurity requirements for critical U.S. infrastructure, the White House OMB’s new guidance on cyber incident reporting procedures and the U.S.-U.K....more

European Commission’s Proposed Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Conducting a Conformity Assessment in the Context of AI. Say...

Dechert LLP on 11/16/2021

Introduction - The European Commission (EC) on April 21, 2021, proposed a regulation establishing a framework and rules (Proposed Regulation) for “trustworthy” Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. ...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

The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Newsletter – August 2021

Alston & Bird on 8/17/2021

Selected Developments in U.S. Law - Colorado Privacy Act Becomes Third Comprehensive State Privacy Act in the United States - Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team highlights some of the similarities and differences between...more

China Finalizes Data Security Law to Strengthen Regulation on Data Protection

Jones Day on 6/21/2021

On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress passed the long awaited People's Republic of China (China) Data Security Law ("DSL") after a final read of the third draft. The DSL, which takes...more

Coronavirus and Data Protection: Europe’s Data Protection Authorities’ Views

Hogan Lovells on 3/17/2020

Data protection authorities from around the world are stepping in to provide their input and guidance on the matter of data processing activities and the fight against the coronavirus. Hogan Lovells’ global Privacy and...more

Brexit and Data Protection: Boom for data centre operators in Continental Europe?

Hogan Lovells on 3/10/2020

Data centre operators in Europe could benefit from Brexit and have already been preparing for years for precisely this scenario, including by expanding such data centre capacities in Continental Europe....more

Data centre operators in Europe could benefit from Brexit and have already been preparing for years for precisely this scenario,...

Hogan Lovells on 3/9/2020

The United Kingdom (UK) finally left the EU on 31 January 2020. The withdrawal agreement provides for the UK to continue to be treated largely as an EU member state until the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020,...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2020 #2

Robinson & Cole LLP on 2/14/2020

Ransomware Attacks Predicted to Occur Every 11 Seconds in 2021 with a Cost of $20 Billion - Confirming what we are seeing in the field, cybersecurity firm Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in...more

UK House of Lords Select Committee calls for a Digital Authority to regulate the online world

Hogan Lovells on 3/29/2019

On 9 March 2019, the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications published its report on “Regulating in a digital World”. ...more

Skadden's 2019 Insights: European Data Protection and Cybersecurity in 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/25/2019

Data protection laws in Europe evolved substantially in 2018, with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) becoming...more

Privacy, Cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things in Asia: What to Expect in 2019

Hogan Lovells on 1/15/2019

Increasing numbers of initiatives, devices, and solutions related to the Internet of Things (IoT) are substantially impacting the development of cybersecurity and data privacy regulations throughout Asia. ...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 20

Jones Day on 12/26/2018

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Releases Internal Report Regarding IoT Cybersecurity - In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released a draft...more

Did 2018 Set In Motion Privacy Regulation in the U.S. Landscape? Let's Review

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/4/2018

Privacy and data security is constantly evolving and 2018 presented no exception. Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights of this year. Cambridge Analytica (March 2018): Facebook announced that Cambridge Analytica...more

The UK Cyber Essentials Requirements for IT Infrastructure provides a window into GDPR expectations for data security requirements

Hogan Lovells on 9/12/2018

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect in May 2018, requires companies to implement appropriate security measures when handling personal data....more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

Jones Day on 3/15/2017

On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

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