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Malaysia enacts data sharing rules for public sector

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With the introduction of the Data Sharing Act 2025 (the “Act”), Malaysia has formalised the rules governing the sharing of data between its public sector agencies. Designed to foster greater collaboration and efficiency, the...more

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AI Moratorium, Bulk Data Controls, and Enforcement Trends

To help our clients and readers sort through the volume of privacy, cyber, and AI news, we are switching Privacy, Cyber, & AI Decoded to a summary format. In this first edition, we look at a proposed 10-year moratorium on...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Border Search Inspection of Electronic Devices: What Organizations and Their Employees Need to Know

Employees traveling internationally on behalf of an organization must take steps to protect sensitive, confidential, or proprietary data carried on electronic devices. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has broad...more

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Digital Privacy and Cross-Border Issues

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Under the new administration, the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) is enforcing immigration laws more strictly, thus making the entry landscape into the United States challenging and burdensome for foreign...more

Clark Hill PLC

DOJ implements new rule restricting bulk transfers of sensitive personal data

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On April 22, FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak delivered the opening keynote at the IAPP Global Summit, where she emphasized the importance of vigorously enforcing privacy laws while warning against stretching the FTC’s...more

DLA Piper

China: CAC Publishes Official Q&As for Cross-Border Data Transfer Regulation

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released an important Q&A on cross-border data transfer requirements and policies in early April, providing clarification on a number of issues of concern to companies in China....more

Lathrop GPM

New DOJ Limits on Cross-Border Data Transfers Prompt Assessment by Businesses

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On April 8, the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new rule on cross-border data transfers takes effect. It restricts U.S. businesses from transferring certain bulk sensitive personal data to...more

Venable LLP

A Brave New World: Four Considerations When Building a Bulk Data Rule Compliance Program

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U.S. companies and organizations have entered a new era of sweeping restrictions on cross-border data transfers. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Final Rule, "Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and...more

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Inside TikTok’s U.S. Data Security Operation: A Rare Look at the Battle Over User Data

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The controversy surrounding TikTok has dominated political discussions for years. Critics claim the app is a national security risk, a data funnel to the Chinese Communist Party, and a vehicle for foreign propaganda. TikTok,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Wallet Inspectors: The DPRK’s Sophisticated Campaign to Steal Cryptocurrency and How to Protect Yourself

On February 21, 2025, Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, suffered a cyberattack resulting in the theft of approximately $1.5 billion in Ethereum tokens.  This attack marked a new pinnacle in the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Texas AG Investigates DeepSeek + List of Banned Countries Expands

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on February 14, 2024, that his office has opened an investigation into DeepSeek’s privacy practices. DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence company with ties to the People’s Republic...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #431 – DOGE Has Access to Our Personal Information: What You Need to Know

According to a highly critical article recently published by TechCrunch,  the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk, has “taken control of top federal departments and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Three States Ban DeepSeek Use on State Devices and Networks

New York, Texas, and Virginia are the first states to ban DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned generative artificial intelligence (AI) application, on state-owned devices and networks....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DeepSeek AI’s Security Woes + Impersonations: What You Need to Know

Soon after the Chinese generative artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek emerged to compete with ChatGPT and Gemini, it was forced offline when “large-scale malicious attacks” targeted its servers. Speculation points...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to the New “Data Export Control” Rules

On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published final rules (the Final Rules) to prohibit or restrict transactions by U.S. persons that could result in access to sensitive data by persons associated with...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Data, Deals, and Diplomacy, Part III: DOJ Issues National Security Final Rule with New Data Compliance Obligations for...

On January 8, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published its final rule addressing Executive Order (E.O.) 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #427 – Ahead of the TikTok Ban, Users are Turning to Another Chinese App with Similar Privacy Concerns – What you...

TikTok users are seeking alternate platforms to share and view content as the U.S. is set to ban the popular social media app on January 19, 2025. Instead of turning to U.S.-based companies like Facebook or Instagram, users...more

Alston & Bird

Key Points for DHS Playbook for Public Sector GenAI Deployment

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On January 7, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security released its first “Playbook for Public Sector Generative Artificial Intelligence Deployment (“Playbook”) to serve as a comprehensive guide for DHS and other public...more

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DOJ Issues Final Rule Restricting Flow of Bulk Sensitive Personal Data to China and Other Countries of Concern

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On January 8, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published its Final Rule to implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States...more

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U.S. House Report Addresses AI Concerns, Including Privacy and Data Security

Overall, the Report recognized the complex interplay between AI advancement and privacy/security concerns, advocating for a balanced approach that promotes innovation while protecting individual rights and national interests....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

‘All Hands on Deck’ – White House Continues to Call on Agencies for AI National Security Plan

In the waning months of the current administration, the White House issued a memo setting forth actions focused on national security as directed in the AI Executive Order from last year. As a reminder, the order -while...more

Perkins Coie

What To Expect From the Trump Administration on AI Policy

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President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and post-election transition have given several strong indications of how the new administration is likely to approach artificial intelligence (AI) policy during his second term, which...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: November 2024

Change Healthcare Inc. has amended its initial breach report to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to state that 100 million individuals were impacted by its mammoth ransomware attack and breach. However, as of Oct. 24,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NIST Updates AI RMF as Mandated by the White House Executive Order on AI

We have now reached the 180-day mark since the White House Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development of AI and we are seeing a flurry of mandated actions being completed. See here for a summary of...more

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U.S. Unveils Historic Sanctions Against Intellexa Spyware for Endangering Privacy and National Security

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Editor's Note: In a historic and bold move, the U.S. government has implemented unprecedented sanctions against the Intellexa Consortium and its key figures for their roles in deploying spyware that jeopardizes privacy and...more

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