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Indonesia Soon to Become the Fifth ASEAN Country to Adapt Data Privacy Laws

Security Affairs

Earlier this year, Indonesia joined the ranks with the first four ASEAN countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand to have enacted laws relating to personal data protection. Some key provisions in the draft personal data protection law are: Personal Data. General personal data v.

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China’s PIPL has finally arrived, and brings helpful clarification (rather than substantial change) to China’s data privacy framework

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

In good news for organisations handling personal information, China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“ PIPL ”) was finalised on 20 August 2021, and will come into force on 1 November 2021. However, certain personal information (and non-personal data) must still remain in (and cannot be accessed outside of) Mainland China.

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Draft Released in the Philippines Implementing Rules for the Data Privacy Act

Hunton Privacy

On June 17, 2016, the National Privacy Commission (the “Commission”) of the Philippines released draft guidelines entitled, Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (“IRR”), for public consultation. The IRR defines personal data as personal information, sensitive information and privileged information.

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GUEST ESSAY: How stricter data privacy laws have redefined the ‘filing’ of our personal data

The Last Watchdog

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) changed the game. Legacy filing systems were not built to keep track of the personal data of specific individuals primarily to be in compliance with the many data protection regulations popping up around the world. EU – California comparison.

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Belgium Adopts Law Reforming the Belgian Privacy Commission

Hunton Privacy

More specifically, the DPA will have to cooperate with all other Belgian public and private actors involved in the protection of the rights and freedoms of individuals, particularly regarding the free flow of personal data and customer protection. The DPA will also have to cooperate with other national data protection authorities.

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Your New Neighborhood Library

Information Governance Perspectives

A QUESTION OF CONNECTIVITY They say information is at everyone’s fingertips because of computers and the internet. However, Patrick points out that it’s only really at your fingertips if you can afford the cost of internet access at home or the cost of having a smartphone or a computer. Today, the issue is more complicated.

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Data Breach Bills Clear Senate Judiciary Committee

Hunton Privacy

Because the bills were approved on a party-line vote, and several other data breach bills currently are under consideration by other Senate committees, the prospects for these three bills in the full Senate are uncertain. The Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 (the “Blumenthal Bill”) is the broadest in scope.