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International Trade Law
State Department Publishes Long Awaited Cloud Computing Rule
On December 26, 2019, the State Department issued an interim final rule that nearly mirrors the changes adopted by the Commerce Department in 2016. The new ITAR rule will allow for cloud based…
Technology and AI
Episode 295: The line between deepfake legislation and deeply fake legislation
[embed]https://www.steptoe.com/podcasts/TheCyberlawPodcast-295.mp3[/embed] There’s a fine line between legislation addressing deepfakes and legislation that is itself a deep fake. Nate Jones reports on the only federal legislation addressing the problem so…
International Compliance Blog
Client Advisory: The New Chinese Encryption Regime: Towards a Sustainable Approach
Click here to read the full Client Advisory by Steptoe. With the coming into effect of the new PRC Encryption Law on January 1, China is moving steadily to develop…
International Compliance Blog
State Department publishes long-awaited ITAR rule on encryption and other excluded activities
By Ed Krauland, Meredith Rathbone, Martin Willner, Hena Schommer
On December 26 the State Department will publish a long-awaited rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) by providing a definition of activities that are not exports, reexports,…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery Blog
Security of BILLIONS of IoT devices are at risk because of weak crypto practices!
By Peter Vogel
Some estimates are that there are more than 9 billion IoT devices, so the Darkingreading.com report is very disturbing that “Designers of IoT devices need to pay closer attention to…
Ride the Lightning
Congress Tells Tech Companies: Take Action on Encryption or We Will
It's getting gritty out there. CNET posted on December 10 that Congress sent a warning to tech giants yesterday, telling companies including Apple and Facebook that it intends to pass…
Your IT Consultant
Android Apps Sending Encrypted Traffic
By John Simek
According to a post on Bleeping Computer, Google has reported that 80% of all Android apps are now using Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt their network traffic as of…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
The grand “finale” of China’s Encryption Law
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Two years on since the first draft, the final act of the legislative passage saga of the long-awaited People's Republic of China Encryption Law ended with its passage on 26…
China Law Blog
China’s New Cryptography Law: Still No Place to Hide
The PRC National People's Congress on October 26 enacted the long awaited Encryption Law (密码法）, which will come into effect on January 1, 2020. The official text of the law…
Ride the Lightning
Former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker Champions Encryption Over Backdoors
And so another chapter in this endless tug of war is written. A post from Bruce Schneier references what he calls "an extraordinary essay" by former FBI general counsel Jim…