Saudi Arabia: New Resolution Regulating the Use of Information and...
(Oct. 4, 2019) On May 28, 2019, Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers issued a new resolution on the use of information and communication technology in government agencies. (Resolution No. 555 of 2019.)...
View ArticleItaly: New Provisions on National Cybersecurity Enter into Force
(Oct. 16, 2019) On September 22, 2019, Decree Law No. 105 of September 21, 2019 (Decreto-Legge 21 settembre 2019, n. 105) (D.L. No. 105), containing urgent provisions on national cybersecurity, entered...
View ArticleChina: Supreme People's Court Interprets Criminal Liabilities of Online...
(Dec. 10, 2019) On October 21, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) and Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP, the prosecutor) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) released the...
View ArticleUnited States: Executive Branch Recommends Revocation of China Telecom's...
(Apr. 23, 2020) On April 9, 2020, the executive branch filed a recommendation to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revoke and terminate China Telecom (Americas) Corporation’s authorization...
View ArticleNorway: Government Launches Mobile App to Track and Stem Spread of COVID-19
(May 6, 2020) On April 16, 2020, the Norwegian government launched a smartphone app to track the spread of the coronavirus in Norway. By downloading the app, users voluntarily allow the app to track...
View ArticleItaly: New Omnibus Law Provides for Improved Digital Network Systems,...
(Aug. 13, 2020) On July 17, 2020, Decree Law No. 76 of July 16, 2020 entered into force in Italy, providing for improved digital network systems, anti-Mafia measures, aid to airlines, and...
View ArticleSouth Korea: New Digital Signature Act to Take Effect in December 2020
(Aug. 28, 2020) South Korea’s new Digital Signature Act was published in the Gwanbo (Official Gazette) on June 9, 2020. (Act No. 17354, June 9, 2020, Gwanbo No. 19768, pp. 147–57.) Most of the...
View ArticleGermany: Rules for Foreign Investment Control Tightened
(Sept. 16, 2020) On July 17, 2020, an amendment to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (Außenwirtschaftsgesetz, AWG) that lowers the standard for restricting foreign direct investment entered...
View ArticleRussian Federation: New Bill Defines Cryptocurrency, Proposes Tax Regulations
(Jan. 11, 2021) On December 1, 2020, the government of the Russian Federation introduced to the State Duma (the country’s parliament) Bill No. 1065710-7 on Amendments to Parts One and Two of the Tax...
View ArticleTurkey: Personal Data Protection Authority and Competition Authority Launch...
(Feb. 8, 2021) Changes announced on January 6, 2021, by the popular instant messaging service WhatsApp conditioning its use on consenting to the transfer of certain user data to other Facebook...
View ArticleBrazil: Punishment for Crimes Committed Electronically or Over Internet...
(June 8, 2021) On May 27, 2021, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro signed a law amending the Penal Code (Código Penal [C.P.]) to enhance the seriousness of crimes involving theft and fraud through...
View ArticleJapan: Diet Passes Three New Laws to Promote a "Digital Society"
Japan’s parliament, the Diet, recently passed three laws to promote a “digital society.” The new laws, which were published in the Official Gazette on May 19, 2021, are the Basic Act on Forming a...
View ArticleItaly: New Measures on National Cybersecurity Enter into Effect
On June 15, 2021, Decree Law No. 82 of 2021 on Urgent Provisions on Cybersecurity, Definition of the National Cybersecurity Architecture and Establishment of the National Cybersecurity Agency (D.L. No....
View ArticleItaly: New COVID-19-Related Measures for Education, Social, and...
On August 7, 2021, Decree Law No. 111 of 2021 (D.L. No. 111), containing urgent measures for education, social, and transportation-related activities aimed at minimizing the spread of COVID-19, entered...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Saudi Citizen Arrested After Posting Clip on Social Media...
On August 26, 2021, the spokesperson for the police department of Saudi Arabia’s Qassim province, Lt. Col. Badr Al-Suhaibani, announced that the security authorities had arrested a Saudi citizen after...
View ArticleUnited States: Private Spyware Technology Companies Not Entitled to Foreign...
On November 8, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court holding that NSO Group Technologies, Ltd., and Q Cyber Technologies Ltd. (collectively, “NSO”) are not...
View ArticleItaly: New Measures to Address the Economic and Humanitarian Crisis Arising...
On March 22, 2022, Decree-Law No. 21 (D.L. No. 21) of March 21, 2022, on Urgent Measures to Counter the Economic and Humanitarian Effects Caused by the Ukrainian Crisis entered into effect in...
View ArticleEuropean Union: Law on the Obligation to Remove Online Terrorist Content...
On June 7, 2022, Regulation (EU) 2021/784, which provides rules for the removal of online terrorist content for hosting service providers, entered into force in the European Union (EU). In particular,...
View ArticleEuropean Union: Commission Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Products with...
On September 15, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a Regulation on Horizontal Cybersecurity Requirements for Products with Digital Elements (Cyber Resilience Act). A “product with...
View ArticleChina: Measures of Security Assessment for Cross-Border Data Transfer Take...
The Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC), China’s cybersecurity authority, released the Measures of Security Assessment for Data Export (unofficial English translation) on July 7, 2022. The...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Joint Sanctions against Russian Nationals Issued with US...
The United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States have taken coordinated action against seven Russian nationals they have determined were active in conducting cyberattacks in both countries. The U.K....
View ArticleCzech Republic: New Legislation Creates Legal Grounds for National Sanctions...
On January 3, 2023, the Law on Restrictive Measures against Certain Serious Acts Applied in International Relations (Sanctions Law), Act No. 1/2023 Coll., entered into force in the Czech Republic.This...
View ArticleChina: Provisions on Deep Synthesis Technology Enter into Effect
On January 10, 2023, China’s Administrative Provisions on Deep Synthesis in Internet-Based Information Services (Deep Synthesis Provisions) entered into effect. The deep synthesis provisions were...
View ArticleDenmark: Parliament Advises Members against TikTok Use
In a press release on February 28, 2023, the Danish Parliament Presidium, consisting of the speaker of the parliament and four deputies, announced that it had decided to strongly recommend that members...
View ArticleChina: Cyberspace Authority Releases Draft Measures Regulating Generative...
On April 11, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released draft measures to regulate the provision of generative artificial intelligence (AI) services — for example, ChatGPT — to solicit...
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