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EU Officially Adopts Digital Markets Act to Target Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Online Marketspace.
The Digital Markets Act aims to complement the enforcement of competition law to ensure that markets where “Gatekeepers” are present—including online search engines, online social networking, video sharing platform services, cloud computing services, virtual assistants, web browsers and online advertising services—are and remain contestable and fair.
As China Cross-Border Data Transfer Security Assessment Requirement Comes Into Effect, New Guidelines Posted for Security Assessment Application.
The new guidelines provide insight into how businesses can submit applications to the CAC in order to obtain approval via the CAC security assessment cross-border data transfer requirement.
China Data Transfer Mechanisms and Requirements Come into View as Security Assessment and Technical Certification Measures Finalized; Standard Contract Measures Proposed.
The transfer mechanisms drive home China’s focus on data localization, as the measures all set forth cumbersome procedures and requirements, including security assessments and required contractual considerations.