Scott Warren, a Partner in our Japan and China offices, will chair and speak at the Thailand & SE Asia 5th International Arbitration & Corporate Crime Summit on March 14, 2024 at the Rembrandt Hotel & Suites in Bangkok.
Scott’s presentation is entitled Everything, Everywhere, All the Time: How Digital Data Regulations Affect
Cyber executive fraud scams have been rampant for years. These scams trick an employee into transferring large sums of money into the fraudster’s bank account. In the past, these often involved using a high-level executives hacked email account (or an email appearing to be from them) to request the employee to quickly and secretly transfer
Whether to and how to integrate AI into business operations remains a real challenge for companies considering the adoption of the technology. We have released “Ten Things About Artificial Intelligence (AI) for GCs in 2024” providing 10 key insights as a helpful guide on the issues around AI. Our global team stands ready
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has issued a practical guide[1] for AI design, development and deployment by organizations, as well as for policy formulation by governments in the region. The guide focuses on “traditional AI technologies” that exclude generative AI.
Continue Reading ASEAN Publishes Multipurpose AI Governance Guide
On September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China proposed draft regulations, the Regulations on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-border Data Flow (Draft Regulations), seeking public comment. If adopted, it will significantly reduce the restrictions on cross-border data transfers from China. This is a material effort by China to improve free data flows and an implementation of the “whitelist” mentioned under the 24 provisions for attracting foreign investment published in August 2023.
Continue Reading China Releases Draft Regulation to Significantly Ease Cross-border Data Transfers
Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued new comprehensive provisional measures, which went into effect on August 15, 2023, and govern the development and use of generative AI (GAI) in China. The measures cover “GAI services” (including foreign-invested GAI services) provided within the PRC, including the text, pictures, audios, videos and other content they generate.
Our global data team has prepared a practical guide that compares three standard contracts, as a means of facilitating international data transfers, namely:
On May 30th, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) issued details of the format for filing with the government the documentation necessary for the export of Personal Information collected in China. This guide acts to supplement the requirements set forth in the February 24, 2023 regulations, which came into effect on June 1, 2023 (though there is a 6-month extension allowed for existing data transfers).
Continue Reading China Issues Guidelines for Submitting the Personal Information Protection Impact Assessment for Data Exports
The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) has released for public comment two sets of draft guidelines on:
Consent Guidelines
Consent is acknowledged as the most common criterion for processing personal