United States of America: Implemented Attorney General Designation of UK as "qualifying state" for the redress mechanism under Executive Order 14086

On 12 October 2023, the Attorney General designation of the United Kingdom (UK) as a "qualifying state" for the redress mechanism pursuant to Executive Order 14086 entered into force. The designation entered into force following the UK implementation of the data bridge for the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework through the Data Protection (Adequacy) (United States of America) Regulations 2023. Under the redress mechanism, individuals can obtain a review and redress if their personal information was collected and processed in violation of US law and their data privacy rights were violated.