On April 8, 2025, a sweeping rule issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will take effect. The rule imposes restrictions—and in some cases, outright prohibitions—on US companies in connection with certain types of data...more
4/7/2025
/ China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cuba ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Data Transfers ,
Iran ,
New Rules ,
North Korea ,
Personal Data ,
Personal Information ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Venezuela
On December 27, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule establishing a new national security program to prevent access to Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data by China...more
In a sweeping, coordinated effort across federal agencies, the US government has taken a giant leap forward to prevent access to data that could be exploited to the detriment of national security. On February 28, 2024,...more
3/8/2024
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Covered Person ,
Covered Transactions ,
Cuba ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
International Data Transfers ,
Iran ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Personal Data ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Venezuela
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision for the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”), the revamped transatlantic framework designed to support transfers of personal data from the EU to...more
7/19/2023
/ Adequacy Requirement ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Certification Requirements ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Framework Agreement ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Framework ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Switzerland ,
UK
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (the “EC”) abolished the old Standard Contractual Clauses (the “Old SCCs”) and published a new more flexible set of clauses (the “New SCCs”) for companies that wish to export personal...more
On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities,” establishing new privacy safeguards and oversight mechanisms for foreign intelligence...more
10/10/2022
/ Administrative Review Board ,
Biden Administration ,
Civil Liberties ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Intellgence ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Surveillance
On 25 March 2022, President Biden and the President of the European Commission (“EC”) von der Leyen announced that the U.S. and EU reached an agreement in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy framework for...more
3/30/2022
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses