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New Telecommunications and Data Protection Rules Taking Effect in Saudi Arabia

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA or Kingdom) is a sovereign state located in the Middle East between the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf (sometimes referred to as the Persian Gulf) and is one of the member states of the Gulf...more

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Changes to the UK GDPR Shelved (For Now)

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With the announcement of UK General Election for Thursday 4 July 2024, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has not completed the legislative process before the end of the current parliamentary session and will...more

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Data, Privacy & Cyber ‘Watch Outs’ for 2024

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We all know that things move quickly in the world of data, and so to celebrate Data Protection Day 2024 (or Data Privacy Day 2024 in North America), we’ve selected ten key themes we think will have the most impact in the year...more

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White House Lays Groundwork for AI Regulation

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The Biden-Harris Administration announced issuance of an Executive Order (“EO”) on October 30, 2023 that directs various Executive Agencies to study and draft regulations to address concerns regarding Artificial Intelligence...more

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Strategy to Address China’s Recent Proposed HR Exception to Facilitate Cross-Border Data Transfers

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Multinationals with employees in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) continue to confront a November 30 deadline to implement China’s new cross-border data transfer mechanism—the Standard Contract.  This implementation...more

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UK-U.S. Data Bridge Allows Transfer of Personal Data From the United Kingdom to the United States

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Beginning October 12, 2023, the UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK companies to transfer personal data to the United States using the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework....more

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GDPR Compliance in the U.S.: What to Know

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In 1992, Singapore banned the sale of all chewing gum. But if you owned a cornerstore in the U.S. and a Singaporean tourist came to visit your business, there would be nothing to stop you from selling them a pack of gum—in...more

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The final piece of the puzzle? China finalizes its SCCs for cross-border transfers of personal data

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On February 24, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") released the final version of the Measures on the Standard Contract for the Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information ("SCCs Measures") along with the...more

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Canada: Privacy Law Overview

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General - Privacy and data protection requirements in Canada may originate from a number of different sources, depending on factors such as the industrial sector in which an organization operates, the jurisdiction in...more

Littler

International Data Transfer of HR Data From the EU to Non-EU Entities – The Deadline for Adapting SCCs is December 27, 2022

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The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulates the transfer of personal data in the European Union. For many multinational employers, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) offer the only practical means of...more

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China Issues Draft Measures on Data Security in the Industry and Information Technology Sectors

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The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”), following the first round of public comments which concluded on October 30, 2021, published a new draft of the Administrative Measures on Data Security in the...more

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International Data Protection Update – Summer 2021

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This update highlights some of the international data protection issues that caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, over the summer. Asia-Pacific - China’s Data Security Law and Personal Information...more

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China Finalizes Data Security Law to Strengthen Regulation on Data Protection

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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

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Legalweek Continues with Sessions on Workplace Data, Privacy, and Ipro’s Happy Hour

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Last week, I provided a preview for the upcoming Legalweek event, which happened this Tuesday. Here are a few of the highlights from the event in terms of sessions I attended, including (of course) the Ipro happy hour! ...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

For a whole decade, ACI’s U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations conference continues to stand apart as the only practical, comprehensive event of its kind for the export compliance community in Canada. ...more

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Information Technology Industry Council Urges EU-US Cooperation To Avoid Data Transfer Disruption

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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) issued a statement on Schrems II: Many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are affected by the Court of Justice of the European Union decision and need guidance and a...more

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EU Member States agree on interoperability specifications for national COVID-19 tracing apps

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Digital tools such as mobile apps with warning and tracing functionalities that identify contacts of confirmed COVID-19 infections are said to be crucial for alerting users to the risk of infection and helping to interrupt...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert | August 2019

French Data Protection Authority Issues Guidelines on Cookie Use - CNIL, France’s data protection authority, has released new rulesfor obtaining consumer consent under the GDPR for companies using cookies and other tracking...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

C’est la dernière ligne droite : veillez à être prêt à appliquer le RGPD avant le 25 mai prochain. Et demandez-vous : suis-je sur...

Dans moins de quatre mois, le 25 mai 2018, le règlement général de l'Union européenne sur la protection des données (« RGPD ») entrera en vigueur et la loi française, actuellement en discussion devant le parlement, qui tient...more

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Amendment To Japan’s Omnibus Data Protection Law Mean New Compliance Requirements For U.S. Multinational Employers With Operations...

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Effective May 30, 2017, Japan amended its omnibus data protection law, the Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”), to add new compliance requirements that will have an immediate impact on many U.S. multinational...more

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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Features Key Developments in Intellectual Property and Information Technology

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On October 5, the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) countries announced that they had resolved all remaining issues and reached a final agreement on the long-anticipated regional free-trade agreement. As King & Spalding...more

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity

A Primer on Russia’s New Data Localization Law

Privacy and data security professionals worldwide should circle September 1 on their calendars, as it’s the day Russia’s new data localization law goes into effect – and possibly generates major waves far beyond Russian...more

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