On June 21, 2017, in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament, the UK government confirmed its intention to press ahead with the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation into national law.… Continue Reading
On Monday, June 12, 2017, South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and the Korea Communications Commission announced that South Korea has secured approval to participate in the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system.… Continue Reading
Recently, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee of China published draft guidelines on cross-border transfers pursuant to the new Cybersecurity Law, entitled Information Security Technology – Guidelines for Data Cross-Border Transfer Security Assessment. Once finalized, the Guidelines are intended to establish norms regarding security assessments conducted in the context of cross-border data transfers. … Continue Reading
On June 1, 2017, the new Cybersecurity Law went into effect in China. This post takes stock of (1) which measures have been passed so far, (2) which ones go into effect on June 1 and (3) which ones are in progress but have yet to be promulgated.… Continue Reading
On May 29, 2017, a high-level EU Commission official and Politico reported that the primary objective of the first annual joint review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, to take place in September 2017, is not to obtain more concessions from the U.S. regarding Europeans’ privacy safeguards, but rather to monitor the current U.S. administration’s work and steer U.S. privacy debates to prevent privacy safeguards from deteriorating.… Continue Reading
On May 19, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a revised draft of its Measures for the Security Assessment of Outbound Transmission of Personal Information and Critical Data. This blog entry provides highlights on the revised draft.… Continue Reading
On April 12, 2017, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP issued a discussion paper on Certifications, Seals and Marks under the GDPR and Their Roles as Accountability Tools and Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms which sets forth recommendations concerning the implementation of the EU GDPR’s provisions on the development and use of certification mechanisms.… Continue Reading
On April 11, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a draft of its proposed Measures for the Security Assessment of Outbound Transmission of Personal Information and Critical Data. The Draft provides further guidance on how security assessments might be carried out.… Continue Reading
Haim Ravia and Dotan Hammer of Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz recently published an article outlining Israel’s new Protection of Privacy Regulations, passed by the Knesset on March 21, 2017. The Regulations will impose mandatory comprehensive data security and breach notification requirements on anyone who owns, manages or maintains a database containing personal data in Israel.… Continue Reading
On March 7, 2017, Hunton & Williams LLP hosted a webinar with Beijing partner Bing Maisog on China’s new Cybersecurity Law. China’s new Cybersecurity Law will impose new restrictions on information flows from operators of key information infrastructure, and will become effective in June 2017.… Continue Reading
Recently, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published draft guidance regarding the consent requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation that sets forth how the ICO interprets the GDPR’s consent requirements, and its recommended approach to compliance and good practice. … Continue Reading
Hunton & Williams LLP, in coordination with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, recently issued a report that provides a series of recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of data privacy regulators. … Continue Reading
Hunton & Williams LLP will host a webinar on China’s New Cybersecurity Law on March 7, 2017. This blog entry provides additional information on the event and a link to register for the complimentary program.… Continue Reading
On February 22, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had reached settlement agreements with three U.S. companies charged with deceiving consumers about their participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-Border Privacy Rules system.… Continue Reading
On February 1, 2017, Matt Hancock, the UK Government Minister responsible for data protection, was questioned by the House of Lords committee on the UK’s implementation plan of the EU General Data Protection Regulation in the context of Brexit. In responding to the questioning, Hancock revealed further details into the UK Government’s position on implementing the GDPR into UK law.… Continue Reading
On February 2, 2017, the UK government published a white paper entitled The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union, which makes clear that the UK intends to maintain close ties with the European Union and its 27 remaining Member States after Brexit. … Continue Reading
On January 25, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States." This blog entry provides highlights on the Executive Order.… Continue Reading
On January 17, 2017, the International Trade Administration announced that South Korea formally submitted its intent to join the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system. South Korea would be the fifth APEC economy to join the system, joining the United States, Mexico, Canada and Japan. … Continue Reading
On January 11, 2017, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner announced that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce on a new Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which will allow companies to legally transfer Swiss personal data to the U.S.… Continue Reading
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission published a communication addressed to the European Parliament and European Council on Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalized World. The communication aims to facilitate commercial data flows and to foster law enforcement cooperation.… Continue Reading
On November 20, 2016, the heads of state of the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum reaffirmed the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system in their Leaders’ Declaration at the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru. … Continue Reading
On November 17, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP issued a white paper which sets forth guidance and recommendations concerning the interpretation and implementation of the GDPR’s provisions relating to the role of the Data Protection Officer. … Continue Reading
On November 18, 2016, the Argentina Data Protection Agency (“DPA”) announced that it had issued DNPDP Disposition 60 – a new regulation on international transfers of personal data (the “Regulation”). … Continue Reading
On November 16, 2016, the UK Investigatory Powers Bill was approved by the UK House of Lords. The draft of the Bill has sparked controversy, as it will hand significant and wide-ranging powers to state surveillance agencies, and has been strongly criticized by some privacy and human rights advocacy groups. … Continue Reading
