On Nov. 1, 2021, China’s Personal Information Protection Law took effect and became the first Chinese law dedicated to protecting the personal information rights of individuals. However, due to a lack of implementation regulations and clarity, many companies face a situation where they are unsure ho...

California Privacy Protection Agency Executive Director Ashkan Soltani wrote a letter to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., doubling down on its opposition to the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Soltani told House leaders...

A lack of implementation regulations and general clarity around China’s Personal Information Protection Law is creating potential compliance burdens. This is especially true with understanding conditions for cross-border data transfers under Article 38 of the PIPL. AnJie Law Firm's Samuel Yang, Chri...

The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil announced consideration of an amendment to the General Data Protection Law that would limit most processing activities involving national security data. The proposed bill is described as seeking to prohibit "the processing of data related to national security and de...

The Baden-Württemberg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information released a dissenting opinion over a recent decision on data transfers by the Baden-Württemberg Public Procurement Chamber. The LfDI questioned the court's decision regarding insufficient supplementary measures to exec...