This article was originally published by IAPP linked here. Recent global developments offer a glimpse into the future of cross-border data regulation. Historically, such regulations have focused on restrictions of cross-border transfers of personal data to achieve public policy goals on individual privacy rights. Today, cross-border data regulations are starting to cover a broader array of data, such as personal data, nonpersonal data and other company information, for a diversified range of public policy purposes…
This article was originally published by IAPP: How US national security interests may lead to a multilateral treaty on data privacy | IAPP. In Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland sequel “Through the Looking-Glass,” Alice enters a fantastical world by climbing through a mirror. Alice discovers that, like a mirror, everything is reversed in this other world. For observers of global data privacy issues over the past few decades, “Through the Looking Glass” is an…
*Article originally posted on Law.com authored by Cassandre Coyer at LegalTech News.* This summer marked a key development in the history of data transfers between the U.S. and European Union when the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework after two prior invalidated agreements. But whether that milestone is translating to a wave of companies registering to get certified under the new framework is less apparent. Given the looming possibility of a Schrems…
On August 9, India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (“DPDP Bill”) passed both houses of the Indian Parliament and now awaits Presidential assent. In 2017, India’s Supreme Court mandated that privacy is a fundamental human right. Since that time, India has been working to pass data protection legislation. The DPDP Bill is India’s fifth draft of the bill. The DPDP Bill only applies to the processing of digital personal data in India, where the personal…
In recent years, the world of cross-border data flows has changed dramatically, driven by the exponential growth of data and the increasing ability and desire to harness and exploit it, as well as the growing number of regulatory developments that have created a patchwork of varying approaches across jurisdictions, which organizations must now navigate. Cross-border data transfers have become an increasingly complex issue, intersecting different areas of regulatory focus, including not only privacy and cybersecurity,…
In the High-level Session of the Annual Vietnam Business Forum (“VBF”) held on 21 February 2022, the Vietnamese Government and business community engaged in a policy dialogue on the theme of “Restoring the economy & Developing supply chain in the new normal”. Among other talking points, the issue of digital transformation was placed in the discussion. Specifically, representatives of the business community (including EuroCham, AmCham, and VBF’s Digital Economy Working Group) expressed their recommendations concerning…