The newly promulgated measures increase the threshold of data triggering security assessments and contract requirements while leaving room for Chinese authorities to heavily restrict cross-border data transfers.
In...more
4/1/2024
/ China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Free Trade Zone ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
The new mechanisms, which are likely to pass Parliament, will become effective on March 21, 2022 and will require businesses and organizations to review existing and new contracts.
The Information Commissioner’s Office...more
More, possibly similar decisions are expected in the coming months, throwing cross-Atlantic data transfers and trade into doubt as diplomats seek a Privacy Shield replacement.
In late December, the Austrian Data...more
2/3/2022
/ Analytics ,
Austria ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Cookies ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FISA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Google ,
International Data Transfers ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Contracts entered into prior to Sept. 27 will need to be amended to adopt the new standard contractual clauses by Dec. 27, 2022.
As of Sept. 27, entities entering new contracts that are subject to the General Data...more
The European Commission’s long-awaited updates to the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) have arrived. Data protection lawyers globally have eagerly anticipated these changes, which are necessary to address a legal...more
6/15/2021
/ Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
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