Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has published a guide on data protection in the blockchain.
Some key points:
Permissionless blockchain:
New Zealand’s Data Protection Authority has offered its take on the Schrems II ruling that invalidated EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
“The Schrems litigation has again sent international shock waves in striking
Continue Reading New Zealand Will Consider Schrems II Decision in Implementing Own Privacy Act
New Zealand’s Government Cyber Security Centre has issued a guide on incident response, laying out key steps designed to help business leaders and cybersecurity professionals strengthen their organizations’ ability to
Continue Reading New Zealand Issues Helpful Cybersecurity Incident Management Guide
New legislation imposes stronger privacy protections on Australia’s planned contact-tracing app.
“The Australian government’s coronavirus tracing app will have stronger privacy protections under legislation which has passed Parliament,” reports The
Continue Reading Australia Tightens Privacy Protections on COVID-19 Tracing App
“Indian authorities plan to make a contact-tracing mobile app mandatory for everything from taking public transit to going to work, raising concerns among digital rights experts about privacy and increased
Continue Reading India Plans to Require Use of COVID-19 Contact Tracing App for Certain Activities
Though said to be a replica of GDPR, the Indian Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) is actually quite different, writes Sandeep Sangwan of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and
Continue Reading Indian Data Protection Law’s Differences from GDPR Pose Compliance Challenges
“Regulators ordered China’s app developers and third-party service providers to halt illegal collection and use of personal data in a sweep targeting some of the country’s largest apps,” reports TechNode.com.
Continue Reading China Orders App Developers to Halt Illegal Personal Data Collection
“Companies will need permission to collect the data of citizens in Thailand under the nation’s first privacy law, even if they don’t have a physical presence in the country”, reports
Continue Reading Thailand’s First, GDPR-Like Privacy Law Takes Effect in May
The Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission has issued guidance on privacy disclosures:
Continue Reading Singapore Issues Privacy Disclosure Guidance
Click to accept – not always good enough, says the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner.
Companies need to be fully transparent about their data processing practices and take steps to ensure
Continue Reading New Zealand Privacy Commissioner: Companies Need To Be Fully Transparent About Data Processing