On October 27, 2022, the Digital Services Act (DSA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, sweeping in a new era in the regulation of digital services. (See Wilson Sonsini’s DSA
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President Biden Signs Executive Order to Implement the New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order (Order) on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities. This marks the latest step towards the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Framework), a replacement…
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European Commission Proposes New EU Cybersecurity Rules for Software and Hardware Products
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On September 15, 2022, the European Commission (EC) published a Proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act (CRA Proposal) that sets out new rules in the European Union (EU) for software and hardware products and their remote data processing solutions. The CRA Proposal introduces mandatory cybersecurity-related requirements and reporting obligations, including about product vulnerabilities, for manufacturers, importers, and distributors of such products. The potential sanctions include product withdrawal from the EU market and fines of up to EUR 15 million or 2.5 percent of total worldwide annual turnover for the preceding year.
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