On March 9, 2020, the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system Joint Oversight Panel approved the Philippines’ application to join the APEC CBPR system.
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APEC Endorses Third U.S. CBPR Accountability Agent
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The U.S. International Trade Administration recently announced that NCC Group has been approved as an Accountability Agent under the APEC CBPR. The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has published a Q&A on the APEC CBPR and PRP systems.…
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Coronavirus/COVID-19: Key Privacy and Security Considerations
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With the outbreak of COVID-19, companies suddenly find themselves dealing with a host of privacy issues and questions about sharing information with employees, customers and others. We highlight some of these privacy and data security concerns in a recent client alert.…
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CIPL: Eight Privacy Priorities for 2020 and Beyond
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The proliferation of privacy laws is bound to continue as around the world, new privacy laws are coming into force and outdated laws continue to be updated. What should our privacy priorities be for 2020? …
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FTC Finalizes Five Privacy Shield Settlements
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On January 16, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced that settlements with five companies of separate allegations that they had falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework had been finalized.…
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Advocate General Upholds Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses in Schrems II Case
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On December 19, 2019, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down his opinion in the so-called “Schrems II” case.…
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India’s Draft Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Parliament
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On December 11, 2019, an updated version of India’s draft data privacy bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.…
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Russia Adopts Increased Fines for Data Protection Violations
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As reported by Russian law firm Alrud, on November 21, 2019, the Russian State Duma passed a bill that would increase the minimum fines that may be imposed for violations of Russia’s data protection laws.…
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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on Data Protection by Design and by Default
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On November 13, 2019, the European Data Protection Board published its draft guidelines 4/2019 on the obligation of Data Protection by Design and by Default set out under Article 25 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. …
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Company Settles FTC Allegations of Privacy Shield Misrepresentation
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On November 19, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Medable, Inc. agreed to settle allegations that the company had misrepresented its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program.…
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