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CHINA: Mandatory Data Protection Compliance (Self) Audits on Their Way

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The Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“) requires a data controller to conduct compliance audits of its personal data processing activities on a regular basis (“Self-supervision Audits“). Apart from such...more

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Practical Insights from China on the Newly Issued Provisions on Cross-Border Data Transfer

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On March 22, 2024, following nearly six months after the publication of the Provisions on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows (Draft for Solicitation of Comments), the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”)...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

China Eases Requirements for Cross-Border Data Transfers

In this Essential Guide, part of Orrick’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass Series, we offer insights into the Cyberspace Administration of China's (CAC) new rules and requirements for cross-border data transfers. The...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Aid Package Signed by President Biden Includes Divestiture of TikTok Requirement

President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more

Hogan Lovells

China finalizes its Provisions to Promote and Regulate Cross-Border Data Transfers

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On 22 March, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) finalized its Provisions to Promote and Regulate Cross-Border Data Transfers (“Final Provisions”).  The Final Provisions were long anticipated following a...more

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

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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

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #391 – Potential Ban on TikTok in US Follows Ban in Other Countries

The bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives potentially banning TikTok’s use in the U.S. is not a novel idea. The federal government has already banned TikTok’s use for federal employees, some states have banned...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #384 – Montana Appeals Order Blocking Ban of TikTok

Montana’s legislature last year passed legislation, signed by the Governor, to ban the use of TikTok within the borders of the state, seeking to protect Montana consumers’ personal information and limit spying by the Chinese...more

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TC260 consults on draft requirements for cross-boundary personal information protection within Greater Bay Area

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On November 1, 2023, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (全国信息安全标准化技术委员会) (“TC260”, a policy-making body under the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”)) launched a public consultation...more

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An Endeavor to Facilitate Free Movement of Data From China

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China is seeking to take a significant step to relax the compliance burden on multinational corporations (MNCs) regarding data export from China by allowing: (i) certain routine data exports for daily business operation or...more

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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

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China Publishes Draft Rules for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on August 3, 2023 published the draft Administrative Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits (“draft Measures”) for public comment through September 2,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Unleashing the AI Imagination: A Global Overview of Generative AI Regulations

United States: The Administration and Congress are taking initial steps to produce legislation to regulate AI and using interim measures, such as the White House’s recently announced voluntary agreement with seven prominent...more

K&L Gates LLP

China Standard Contract That Impacts Transferring Personal Information From China

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On 1 June 2023, new measures explaining the requirements for using the standard contract (China Standard Contract) mechanism to legally export personal information from China as well as the form of the “standard contract”...more

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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

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

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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

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China - CAC issues guidance on filing standard contracts for export of personal information

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued guidelines for organisations on filing the standard contract for the export of personal information (Guidelines) on 30 May 2023. Earlier this year, the CAC issued Standard...more

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China Issues Guidance on Filing of the Standard Contract for Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Information

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On May 30, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") issued the "Guidance on Filing the Standard Contract for the Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information" ("Guidance"), which took effect on June 1, 2023....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Cross-Border Data Transfers Under China’s Personal Information Protection Law

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In February 2023 Cyberspace Administration of China (the “Cyberspace Administration”) published rules on Standard Contractual Clauses for transfer of personal information to third countries pursuant to China’s Personal...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

TikTok Time is Up: Montana Becomes the First U.S. State to Ban the App

Only two months after a federal bill was introduced to ban TikTok nationwide, Montana has become the first U.S. state to officially ban TikTok from operating in the state. Governor Greg Gianforte signed S.B 419 into law on...more

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Transferring Employee or Customer Data Out of China Without Proper Reporting May Have Criminal Consequences: A 4-Step Compliance...

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The compliance grace period for China’s cross-border data security assessment measures has expired — but many international companies with operations or employees in China are still not compliant. In light of the diminishing...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms and Requirements in China

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

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