Today, the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced further details on the new transatlantic data flow mechanism for UK-to-US personal data transfers. In particular, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology today laid new adequacy regulations before the UK Parliament to give effect to the proposed arrangement. The deal, announced
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European Data Protection Board Issues Opinion on EU-US Data Transfers
On February 28, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued its opinion on the draft adequacy decision of the European Commission (the “Commission”) on the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The EDPB expressed reservations in connection with the DPF, which will now undergo scrutiny by other European institutions.
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Deadline to Update Template Contracts to Address International Personal Data Transfers Outside the UK
Companies that rely on standard contractual clauses for transferring personal data from the United Kingdom to jurisdictions not considered to offer an adequate level of data protection under the UK General Data Protection Regulation can no longer use the old EU standard contractual clauses in new contracts as of today, Wednesday 21 September 2022.…
UK Government Sets Out its Plans for UK Data Protection Reform
The UK Government has published its response to the consultation on its proposed reform of the UK’s data protection regime (which we have provided further information on in our previous legal update available here.) Whilst the UK Government has proposed several incremental reforms to the UK’s data protection laws that will diverge from the…
US and EU Announce New Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
On March 25, 2022, the United States and the European Union jointly announced an “agreement in principle” to a new trans-Atlantic data privacy framework to facilitate the cross-border transfer of personal data (the “Framework”).1 As part of the Framework, the US has made “unprecedented commitments” related to intelligence collection and surveillance practices.2 The…
Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues in M&A Transactions
Mayer Brown partners Christian Fabian, Stephen Lilley and Lei Shen, located in the United States, focus on data privacy and cybersecurity issues in M&A transactions.
New Standard Contracts for Transfers of Personal Data from the UK to be Approved
In August 2021, the ICO launched a consultation on replacing the use of the old EU based standard contractual clauses for international transfers of personal data outside of the UK (“Old SCCs“) with new transfer tools to reflect the post-Brexit environment. Following the end of that consultation, the Department for Culture, Media and…
UK Government Launches Consultation to Reform the UK’s Data Protection Regime and Diverge From EU Rules
On 10 September 2021, the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) launched a consultation outlining its proposals to extensively reform the UK’s data protection and privacy regime, following its departure from the European Union (“EU”).
The new data protection rules proposed for the UK would see the country deviate…
Dawning of a New Era: China’s Personal Information Protection Law
On 20 August 2021, China’s much anticipated Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) was passed. The new law will come into force on 1 November 2021. The PIPL, Cybersecurity Law and the new Data Security Law (which came into force on 1 September 2021) now form the main legal framework governing data security and the handling…