Tag: cross-border
China Issues Network Data Security Management Regulations
On September 30, 2024, China’s State Council released the Network Data Security Management Regulations, which will enter into force on January 1, 2025. The regulations apply to “electronic data processed and generated through the network” (covering personal information, “important data” and all other types of electronic data) and provide implementing […]
EU Collective Redress Directive: What Services Companies Need to Know (Part One)
This article is the first in a three-part series on collective claims and class actions in the EU and the US. As collective claims become more prevalent in the EU, companies offering platforms, products, and services in both jurisdictions will benefit from implementing and maintaining a coordinated global class action […]
Changes are Expected to the EU One-Stop-Shop Mechanism
Authored by Patrick Van Eecke, Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac and Enrique Capdevila this article was originally published in Privacy Laws & Business International Report, December 2023. Patrick van Eecke, Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac and Enrique Capdevila of Cooley analyse the updated guidelines for identifying the Lead Supervisory Authority and the draft GDPR Procedural Regulation. […]
China Loosens Cross-Border Data Transfer Controls
On September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Flows (see the Chinese version and the unofficial English translation) for public comments. The commenting period ends on October 15, 2023. While this draft is subject to change after the commenting […]
Europe’s Highest Court Invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield, Casts Doubt on Viability of Model Clauses for Data Transfers to the US
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a decision that uprooted long-standing legal frameworks on which thousands of US and EU companies have relied to transfer personal data from the EU to the US.