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EU-US data transfer pact faces legal hurdles

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EU/US

The Framework’s adoption would be facilitated by the possible passage in the United States of a long-awaited federal consumer privacy law. European data protection authorities…

Schrems ruling spells tough trade-offs for digital EU

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EUROPE

While primarily focused on clarifying the limits and safeguards around US government access to personal data within the United States, the White Paper could be seen as hardening…

ECJ ruling further dims EU-US data protection outlook

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EU/US

The ECJ ruling could add to potential disruptions to transatlantic commercial data flows arising from the EU's developing data protection regime that a study for the US Chamber of…

Natural disasters may boost Latin America remittances

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LATIN AMERICA

Remittance inflows in 2017.

Activists will test EU-US 'Privacy Shield' deal

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EU/US

The European Commission and the US government on February 2 announced a political agreement in principle on rules to govern the transfer of data between them: the EU-US Privacy…

New Nigeria government faces tough economic decisions

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NIGERIA

Since Buhari's All Progressives Congress (APC) party won the elections on March 31 with 54.5% of the vote, it has been at pains to dilute high popular expectations of its lofty…

China data rules will exacerbate global fragmentation

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CHINA

However, internal and external challenges to reconciling these two objectives are growing. How other jurisdictions respond to China’s regime will have great influence on prospects…

US tech policy reform will prioritise data protection

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UNITED STATES

New state-level data protection laws, and a potential federal privacy law, are emerging as an important challenge for major US technology firms. Already they face rising pressures…

Bosnian Serbs are closest yet to seceding

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BOSNIA

Dodik’s latest threat to break up Bosnia.

Malaysian capital transfer limits are possible

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MALAYSIA

But the ringgit has fallen by more than one-third from its peak in May 2013. Moves by Bank Negara, the central bank, to support the currency and most recently to clamp down on…