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International Data Transfers
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Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Biden Administration Issues Executive Order to Protect Sensitive Personal Data
By Odia Kagan
The White House recently issued an executive order that restricts cross-border transfers of personal data from the United States to "countries of concern." President Biden also urged Congress to pass…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
CIPL Publishes The Zero Risk Fallacy Paper
On February 20, 2024, The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and Theodore Christakis, Professor of International, European and Digital Law at University Grenoble Alpes, released…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
China Plans to Accelerate Cross-Border Data Transfers by Implementing Trial Rules in Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone
Recent developments in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone to facilitate cross-border data transfers are expected to provide greater flexibility in exporting data from China, which has been stymied by…
China Law Update Blog
Companies in Beijing are Submitting Application Materials Relating to the Security Assessment for Cross-border Data Transfer
In September 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) officially enacted the Measures on Security Assessment for the Cross-border Transfer of Data (the “Measures”). Under the Measures, an entity (the…
China Law Insight
小河南流香江畔，为有源头活水来 ——《粤港澳大湾区（内地、香港）个人信息跨境流动标准合同实施指引》解读和促进意义
By King & Wood
作者：宁宣凤 吴涵 随着大数据和人工智能产业的发展，对数据利用和国际合作的需求不断攀升，特别是涉及开展跨境业务的企业对数据高效和便捷的跨境传输安排始终抱有强烈的制度期盼。今年6月，国家互联网信息办公室与香港特区政府创新科技及工业局签署《关于促进粤港澳大湾区数据跨境流动的合作备忘录》；在前不久的12月13日，国家互联网信息办公室、香港创新科技及工业局发布公告，公布了《粤港澳大湾区（内地、香港）个人信息跨境流动标准合同实施指引》，自发布之日起生效。至此，《备忘录》关于粤港澳大湾区（内地、香港）的数据跨境流动创新制度安排落地。 阅读更多
Privacy World
Considering DPF Certification? It May be Worth Considering APEC Certifications, Too
By Alan Friel
Compliance with data protection laws is an issue of increasing complexity for most organizations these days. New laws and regulations are cropping up with increasing frequency, making companies’ compliance challenges…
China Law Insight
CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS IN CHINA: CAC PROPOSES IMPORTANT REGULATORY RELAXATIONS
By King & Wood
Authored by: Richard Mazzochi , Minny Siu , Andrew Fei , Yu Leimin and Luan Jianqi (Maggie) The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) recently published a welcomed set of proposed…
China Law Update Blog
China Released Draft Rules Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Transfer
On September 28, 2023, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (the “CAC”) published a set of draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-border Data Transfer (the “Draft Rules”) to solicit public…
ComplexDiscovery
EDRM Unveils New Draft Guidelines for GDPR Compliance in Cross-Border Discovery
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) is a U.S.-based organization that develops standards and best practices for e-discovery and information governance globally. In August 2017, EDRM formed a…
China Law Vision
CHINA TO LOOSEN CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFER RULES
By Samuel Yang
On 28 September 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") issued the Regulations for Standardising and Promoting Cross-Border Data Flows (Draft for Comments) ("Draft Regulations") to solicit public comments. The…