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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
APEC and EU Discuss Interoperability Between Data Transfer Mechanisms
On August 24, 2017, APEC issued a statement on the renewed talks between APEC and the EU on creating interoperability between the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules and the EU data…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
ESMA Publishes Final Report on Transfer of Data Between Trade Repositories Under EMIR
By Carolyn H. Jackson, Nathaniel Lalone
On August 24, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report (Report) setting out guidelines (Guidelines) on the transfer of data between trade repositories (TRs) under the…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Russian Privacy Regulator Adds Countries to List of Nations with Sufficient Privacy Protections
On August 9, 2017, the Russian privacy regulator expanded its list of nations that provide sufficient privacy protections to allow transfers of personal data from Russia.
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Colombia Designates U.S. as “Adequate” Data Transfer Nation
On August 14, 2017, the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce announced that it was adding the United States to its list of nations that provide an adequate level of…
Technology Law Dispatch
House of Lords publishes report on Brexit and the EU Data Protection Package
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Philip Thomas
The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee (“the Committee”) has published a report on the EU Data Protection Package and the impact of Brexit (“the Report”). The Report considers…
Technology Law Dispatch
CJEU has released Opinion on EU-Canada Passenger Name Record Agreement – What it means for international data transfer mechanisms
By Sven Schonhofen, Dr. Alexander Hardinghaus
In the Opinion 1/15 of 26 July 2017 (“Opinion”), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) held that the proposed agreement between the EU and Canada on the transfer…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
CJEU Declares Envisaged EU-Canada Data Transfer Agreement Incompatible with EU Law
On July 26, 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union declared that the envisaged EU-Canada agreement on the transfer of passenger name records interferes with the fundamental right…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
EU Commission Issues Questionnaire in Preparation for Annual Review of Privacy Shield
On June 2, 2017, in preparation for the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, the European Commission has sent questionnaires to trade associations and other groups to…
Inside Privacy
New Proposed Standard Sheds Light on Cross-Border Security Assessment in China
By Yan Luo
On May 27, 2017, China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (“NISSTC”), a standard-setting committee jointly supervised by the Standardization Administration of China (“SAC”) and the Cyberspace Administration of China…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
China Amends Draft Regulation on Cross-Border Data Transfer
We have just received a revised draft of China's Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data (Measures). We have outlined the changes made…