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India Passes Digital Personal Data Protection Act

Hunton Privacy

reports that in early August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (the “Act”), bringing to a close a 5-year process to enact an omnibus data privacy law in India. The Act was ratified by the President of India and will come into effect once notified by the Government.

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Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Security Affairs

Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported. On Christmas Eve, Resecurity protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies globally, observed multiple actors on the Dark Web releasing substantial data leaks.

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Transfers of Personal Data from the EU to the U.S. in the Event of a Brexit ‘No-Deal’

Data Matters

Privacy Shield (“ Privacy Shield ”) enables the free-flow of personal data from the European Economic Area (“EEA”) to the U.S. privacy policies) to expressly state such commitments also apply to transfers of personal data from the UK as well as the EU. Under the Privacy Shield, U.S. Under the Privacy Shield, U.S.

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When are schools required to report personal data breaches?

IT Governance

Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , all personal data breaches must be recorded by the organisation and there should be a clear and defined process for doing so. In this blog, we take a look at the scenarios in which data protection breaches in schools must be reported. When must breaches be reported?

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Thailand Personal Data Protection Law

Data Protection Report

The Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) ( PDPA ) was published on 27 May 2019 in Thailand’s Government Gazette and became effective the following day. Definition of Personal Data. Person ” means a natural person. When monitoring of data subjects’ behavior is taken place in Thailand.

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Data Regulation Ramps Up in Europe: The AI, Data, and Data Governance Acts

Data Matters

Join Sidley and OneTrust DataGuidance for Part two of the “Data Regulation Ramps Up in Europe” webinar series, where our panel will discuss legislative proposals, including the Artificial Intelligence Act, the Data Act, and the Data Governance Act (DGA).

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Consumers have their Say about Protection of Personal Data – Call for More Stringent Controls

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Consumers have their Say about Protection of Personal Data – Call for More Stringent Controls. We live in a digital world in which we engage with significant social, government, retail, business and entertainment services now delivered without any direct human service management. Governments need to take action.