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On May 26, 2022, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule revising the restrictions on the export, reexport and transfer (in-country) of certain “cybersecurity items” used for malicious cyber activities (“final rule”). Effective immediately upon publication, the final rule amends the October 21, 2021, interim final rule…

On October 20, 2021, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security (“BIS”) published a long-awaited interim final rule announcing new restrictions on the export, reexport or in-country transfer of certain cybersecurity items used for malicious cyber activities.

In particular, it establishes:

  • new controls and licensing requirements on a range of “cybersecurity items”

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On January 19, 2021, the US Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a long-awaited interim final rule (“Interim Final Rule”),1 which would enable Commerce to prohibit or otherwise restrict transactions involving the information and communication technology and services (“ICTS”) supply chain, including both hardware and software, that have a nexus to certain designated “foreign adversaries,”…

On September 18, 2020, the United States Department of Commerce announced prohibitions on certain transactions relating to the mobile application (“app”) WeChat that were slated to take effect on September 20, 2020.1 These prohibitions would ban new downloads of the app by consumers in the United States and effectively disable the functionality of the…

On July 17, 2020, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security (“BIS”), published a Notice of Inquiry (“Notice”)1 seeking public comments on potential changes to items controlled for crime control and detection (“CC”) reasons under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)2 and the related licensing requirements. Among other possible changes, BIS…

On December 19, the EU Commission (“Commission”) published its report to the European Parliament and the Council on the second review of the functioning of the EU-US Privacy Shield (the “Report”).

To the relief of the 3,850 US companies who have certified to the Privacy Shield, and those entities transferring personal data to them, the…

On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission published a report (“Report”) on the first annual joint review of the EU-US Privacy Shield framework (“Privacy Shield”), which took place on September 18-19, 2017, in Washington DC. The Report, which reflects input from the US federal government and feedback gathered from relevant stakeholders, found the…

On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission published a report (“Report”) on the first annual joint review of the EU-US Privacy Shield framework (“Privacy Shield”), which took place on September 18-19, 2017, in Washington DC. The Report, which reflects input from the US federal government and feedback gathered from relevant stakeholders, found the…

On December 1, 2016, the US Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity (the “Commission”) presented its final report to President Obama, Report on Securing and Growing the Digital Economy. While directed to President Obama, the report is also intended to be a helpful guide for the next administration on “strengthening cybersecurity in the public and…