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Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC Looks to Leverage PADFAA Enforcement to Help Limit Exposure of Consumer Data

In recent comments, Commissioner Holyoak signaled that the Federal Trade Commission will prioritize enforcement of the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFAA), a law that empowers the FTC to police...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – Nvidia wins approval to sell advanced AI chips in China, U.S. government expands AI usage, AI training dataset...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

China’s New CBDT Regime: One Year On

China rolled out its “new,” streamlined cross-border data transfer (CBDT) regime on March 22, 2024, with the issuance by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) of the Provisions on Facilitating and Regulating...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Aid Package Signed by President Biden Includes Divestiture of TikTok Requirement

President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #391 – Potential Ban on TikTok in US Follows Ban in Other Countries

The bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives potentially banning TikTok’s use in the U.S. is not a novel idea. The federal government has already banned TikTok’s use for federal employees, some states have banned...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #384 – Montana Appeals Order Blocking Ban of TikTok

Montana’s legislature last year passed legislation, signed by the Governor, to ban the use of TikTok within the borders of the state, seeking to protect Montana consumers’ personal information and limit spying by the Chinese...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

TikTok Time is Up: Montana Becomes the First U.S. State to Ban the App

Only two months after a federal bill was introduced to ban TikTok nationwide, Montana has become the first U.S. state to officially ban TikTok from operating in the state. Governor Greg Gianforte signed S.B 419 into law on...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Forget Spy Balloons - The Bigger Threat is TikTok

After the downing of the Chinese spy balloon by U.S. Forces in early February 2023, several additional objects have been identified over U.S. and Canadian airspace. While officials have denied that these were additional spy...more

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[Webcast Transcript] CFIUS Compliance: Your Approach May Be A Matter of National Security

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Editor’s Note: On July 27, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) compliance. CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency committee with the...more

K&L Gates LLP

What You Need to Know About China ‘Binding Corporate Rules' Under the New Certification Specifications

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As China enhances its cybersecurity and data protection regime, the processing of personal information, and in particular the information of customers and employees, has come into focus under the Personal Information...more

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China Publishes Draft Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) on November 14, 2021 published the draft Regulations on the Administration of Network Data Security (“Draft Regulations”) for comment through December 13, 2021.1 The Draft...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Overview on China’s New Draft Measures for Data Cross-border Transfer

On October 29, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) published the Security Assessment Measures of Data Cross-border Transfer (Draft for Comments) (the “New Draft Measures”) for public comments. The New...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

China’s New Privacy Law: Both a Shield And a Sword

On August 20, 2021, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) passed a sweeping data protection law, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), set to take effect on November 1, 2021. Although the PIPL appears to borrow...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The New PRC Personal Information Protection Law

On August 20, 2021, the 30th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted China’s new PRC Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which will take effect on November 1, 2021. The...more

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China Promulgates Data Security Law

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The Standing Committee of China's National People’s Congress (NPC) on June 10 enacted the Data Security Law (DSL) which will come into effect on September 1. The NPC reviewed two earlier drafts of the DSL in July 2020 and...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Orders Prohibiting Transactions with the Makers of TikTok and WeChat

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President Donald Trump signed two executive orders (the EOs) on August 6, 2020, an Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok (TikTok EO) and an Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat (WeChat...more

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