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IAPP – Personal data as a dual-use technology: Privacy professionals face new export controls

Privacy professionals in the U.S. increasingly have to account for the national security implications of how their companies handle personal data.
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LAWFARE – When Governments Pull the Plug

While Europe worried about the United States flipping a “kill switch” on digital services, they accidentally triggered their own.
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From Transfers to Takedowns: Can Article 16 DSA Police GDPR Violations?

Berlin’s DPA asked Apple and Google —via DSA Article 16—to delist the DeepSeek app over alleged GDPR-breaching data transfers to China. This article explains why that route is shaky, why Chapter V doesn’t apply, and proposes a two-track framework for proportionate enforcement.
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Swire Submits Amicus Brief Supporting the Independence of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Writing in his personal capacity, Peter Swire filed an amicus brief in the case concerning the independence of members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB).
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LAWFARE – Patching the U.K.’s Zero-Day Security Exploit With the U.S.-U.K. CLOUD Act Agreement

As the Trump Administration and Congress increasingly express concern about a reported effort by the United Kingdom to compel Apple to globally disable a security feature of one of its cloud services, attention has turned to addressing the resulting cybersecurity risks. 
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2025 CLOUD Act: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) update FAQs from 2019 to further address the meaning and implications of the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act).
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