The new Department of Justice (DOJ) Data Security Program (DSP) took effect on April 8. For an overview of the DSP, see our earlier advisory and recent update.
New DOJ National Security Division Data Security Rules Take Effect on April 8: Is Your Organization Exposed?
What’s Happening?
Under the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons” rules (the Rules), allowing access outside the United States to certain types of sensitive personal data involving “countries of concern” may be restricted or prohibited beginning on April 8. See our previous advisory for more detail.