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On 17 August 2022, the Australian Government announced that Australia joined the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (Global CBPR) Forum.[1] The Forum, launched in April 2022, establishes a certification system to help companies in participating jurisdictions demonstrate compliance with internationally-recognised privacy standards, with the aim of fostering interoperability and international data flows.[2] Read more
Summary Following the European Commission’s (“EC”) announcement of the new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”) earlier this year, Lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems’ organisation, NOYB, recently issued an open letter to EU and US officials arguing that the proposed framework is unlikely to withstand legal challenge and overly resembles its predecessor, the now-defunct … Read more
Under the PRC Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL“) which became effective on 1 November 2021, a transfer of personal information outside of China requires multiple conditions to be met. Personal information can only be transferred overseas upon obtaining separate consent from the data subjects, conducting a personal information protection impact assessment (“PIA“) and complying with … Read more
Following the Government’s promise to reform data protection laws in the UK post-Brexit, starting with the DCMS Consultation paper (“Data: a new direction”) in September 2021 (see our blog post on this here) and the announcement of the new Data Reform Bill in the Queen’s Speech in May 2022, the Government has now published its … Read more
On 12 May 2022, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD“) issued the new Guidance on Recommended Model Contractual Clauses for Cross-border Transfer of Personal Data (“New Guidance“), which includes two new sets of Recommended Model Contractual Clauses (“New RMCs“). Read more
Following the publication of the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs“) last year and their UK equivalent at the beginning of this year, any current arrangements for transferring personal data outside of Europe or the UK (e.g. international data transfer agreements involving a European or UK party) should be revisited and updated in the coming … Read more
Following the conclusion of the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO“) 2021 consultation on the UK’s draft international data transfer agreement and accompanying methodology, the Secretary of State laid before Parliament the final version of the transfer documents on 28 January 2022. Collectively, the following documents are intended to be used by organisations transferring personal data outside … Read more
New security assessment rules, which are applicable to the transfer of both important data and personal information outside of China, have been issued for public consultation. The Cybersecurity Administration of China (“CAC“) released a draft of the Measures for Security Assessment of Cross-border Transfer of Data (“Draft Measures“) for public consultation on 29 October 2021. … Read more
A new dawn for UK data protection regulation is upon us, ushering a “golden age of growth and innovation” according to the UK Government. As Elizabeth Denham’s term as the UK Information Commissioner draws to a close at the end of this month, this is hot on the heels of the UK National AI Strategy … Read more
