The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released an important Q&A on cross-border data transfer requirements and policies in early April, providing clarification on a number of issues of concern to companies in China. Key points include:
Data other than important
Since its announcement during the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, there has been much anticipation over the contents of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (“CS&R Bill”) and in particular the extent to which it will bring the UK
In a decision on immaterial damages under Article 82 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Higher Regional Court of Dresden, Germany (case number 4 U 940/24), set out important monitoring and auditing obligations of controllers
On April, 8 2025, the Department of Justice’s final rule, implementing the Biden-era Executive Order 14117 restricting the transfer of Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data to countries of concern (the “Final Rule”), came into force.
On April 9, 2025, the coalition agreement of the future German Federal Government, consisting of the three German parties CDU, CSU and SPD, was published. The document entitled “Responsibility for Germany” contains several plans, including some that may fundamentally change
Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which is the primary data regulator in China, published a newsletter about the government authorities’ enforcement of Apps and websites that violated personal data protection and cybersecurity laws during the year 2024.
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Following Malaysia’s introduction of data breach notification and data protection officer (“DPO”) appointment requirements in last year’s significant amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) (click here for our summary), the Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Malaysia (“Commissioner”) recently
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By Era Anagnosti, Brent Bernell, Daniel Caprio, Steven Phillips, Andrew Serwin, and John Gevertz
On February 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order
Chinese data regulators are intensifying their focus on the data protection compliance audit obligations under the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), with the release of the Administrative Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits (“Measures”), effective 1 May 2025.
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Since the full implementation of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in June 2022, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has been instrumental in shaping the nation’s data protection framework. Recently, the PDPC provided detailed clarifications on data breach notification