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White House Executive Order to Establish New Cross-Border Sensitive Data Transfer Control Regime

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government data to covered foreign persons. On February 28, 2024, the Justice Department published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek public comments on the establishment of a new regulatory regime to restrict U.S. persons from transferring bulk sensitive personal data and select U.S. Bulk Sensitive Personal Data.

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The U.S. Department Of The Treasury’s Office Of Foreign Assets Control Releases Updated Advisory On Sanctions Regarding Ransomware Payments

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Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an updated advisory to highlight the sanctions risks associated with ransomware payments to malicious cyber actors and proactive steps that companies can take to mitigate those risks. On September 21, 2021, the U.S.

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The Corporate Transparency Act (Part 2): Exemptions from the Reporting Requirements

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Securities Exchanges or Clearing Agencies This exemption includes any exchange or clearing agency (a) defined in Section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (b) registered under Sections 6 or 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. § 5330 or (b) money services business registered with FinCEN under 31 C.F.R. §

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The Corporate Transparency Act (Part 2): Exemptions from the Reporting Requirements

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Securities Exchanges or Clearing Agencies This exemption includes any exchange or clearing agency (a) defined in Section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (b) registered under Sections 6 or 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. § 5330 or (b) money services business registered with FinCEN under 31 C.F.R. §

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OFAC updates guidance on ransomware payments and sanctions risk

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21, 2021, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), updated its published guidance regarding sanctions risks associated with making ransomware payments and its official policy on such payments. Background on ransomware payments and sanctions. Updated guidance. ” Coordination with U.S.

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U.S. Treasury Study Rejects Immediate Need for New Regulation of Art Market

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10] Art can then be used to hide illicit proceeds for several years, [11] serve as collateral to receive a direct loan into a bank, [12] or be transferred anonymously through shell companies by fraudulent actors moving assets. [13] 1] To the surprise of many and the relief of the U.S. Background.

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IPSC Closing Plenary Session: IP In the Courts

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We at least have a sense of what we want to control for or what they’re doing wrong, but work has been started on that; here, with uncertainty, there’s not a lot of work figuring out when a judge is doing something for jurisprudential reasons or because they’re uncertain about which method of textualism to use. A: Probably related.