TikTok to Migrate Data to European Servers Last month, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the European Commission ordered their respective staffs to remove TikTok—which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance—from any and all work devices. And late last year,…
On October 3, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime is now in effect. Under this landmark Agreement, service providers in the US and the UK will be…
Department of Justice Announces New Data Sharing Agreement with the United Kingdom On October 3, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime is now in effect. Under this…
On October 3, the UK’s newest Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Michelle Donelan, affirmed the UK government’s intention to move away from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The UK government has already proposed…
Indonesia Passes Data Privacy Law On September 20, 2022, Indonesian parliament passed a new law that will provide Indonesian consumers with increased protections. Under the law, data holders are prohibited from “leaking,” misusing, or falsifying Indonesian consumers’ personal information for…
At the United Kingdom’s (UK) annual Data Protection Practitioners' Conference last month, industry and regulatory leaders gathered to discuss pressing matters in data exchange and governance. Notably, discussions were held around the newly-introduced Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDIB),…
Ransomware attacks can be devastating and tend to leave an organization with very few options, including restoring data from the last organizational backup, if that exists; rebuilding the organization’s entire network; or pay the ransom the threat actor demands. However,…
MIT Releases White Paper on Data Privacy First-Movers In a new white paper, MIT Technology Review released insights on emerging and current data privacy legislation. The paper, titled First-mover advantages of implementing data privacy in countries where such a law…
NIST Releases Cybersecurity Supply Chain Guidance The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released guidance on supply chain cybersecurity this week in response to the Biden administration’s Executive Order 14028—Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. The guidance, Software Supply Chain Security…
Russian Lawsuits Highlight Flaws in UK Data Privacy Law Russian Oligarchs are using the United Kingdom’s General Data Protection Regulation to sue journalists and others who possess unflattering information about them—including typed notes and compromising photos. According to the Washington…
