Companies are considering relocating business operations from China and cutting off certain data flows in a conservative approach to complying with DOJ’s data transfer rule, privacy attorneys told us in interviews.
Indonesia agreed to grant the U.S. "adequacy" for personal data transfers under a trade deal the White House announced Tuesday, but it's unclear when the decision will take effect, IAPP Global Privacy Policy Manager Luis Montezuma told us Wednesday.
Companies operating in Latin America should be aware that data protection authorities (DPAs) there are increasing guidance and enforcement, said panelists during a webinar Tuesday sponsored by TrustArc, a privacy compliance vendor.
The U.S. should urge international trading partners to remove cloud service restrictions and cross-border data restrictions, the Business Software Alliance said Monday, launching its AI Adoption Agenda.
Recent enforcement against Honda and Healthline in California and FTC action against data brokers show that companies must understand data flow and consent, an executive with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) said in an interview Monday.
The European Commission must urgently reassess Israel's data protection adequacy status, European Digital Rights (EDRi), the Electronic Privacy Information Center and 15 other civil rights groups said in a Tuesday letter to Michael McGrath, EU commissioner for democracy, justice, rule of law and consumer protection. Neither the EC nor the Israeli government commented immediately.
Understanding “data flows” and “who has access" are the most important steps in making a good-faith effort to comply with the DOJ’s bulk data transfer rule before a three-month grace period ends, said privacy attorney Nancy Libin during a Davis Wright webinar Tuesday. DOJ will begin full enforcement July 8 (see 2504140047).
A multistakeholder approach to global privacy certification is "critical," Shannon Coe, Global Cross Border Privacy Rules (GCBPR) Forum chair, said Wednesday at an IAPP webinar. The key is incorporating as many common privacy principles as possible into certifications while respecting different approaches, Coe added.
Cross-border data flows are a "supply chain imperative," the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) said in a policy paper Wednesday.
DOJ should act to prevent countries like the U.K. from seeking backdoor access into Americans’ encrypted devices, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said Thursday.