DLA Piper Privacy Matters
AUGUST 4, 2022
On 3 August, the Indian Central Government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 ( PDP Bill ). The PDP Bill, which has drawn criticism from both privacy advocates and industry stakeholders, was first published in 2018 and was to be India’s first law on the protection of personal data.
Data Protection Report
JULY 26, 2024
On 16 July 2024, the Malaysian Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament) passed the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the PDP Bill ). Data processors will also be potentially subject to the direct imposition of penalties for breach of their obligations.
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Hunton Privacy
AUGUST 22, 2023
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.
Data Breach Today
APRIL 6, 2021
Letter to Twitter, Google, Others Asks About Selling Information to Foreign Governments A bipartisan group of senators has sent a letter to Google, Twitter, Verizon, AT&T and online advertising firms and networks raising national security concerns about the selling of citizens' personal data, which could end up in the hands of foreign governments.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 4, 2022
Unexpected Revocation Comes After Years of Tech Industry Criticism The government of India withdrew a long-anticipated personal data protection bill from Parliament. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to instead introduce a comprehensive framework of global standard laws including digital privacy laws
Hunton Privacy
JUNE 1, 2022
On June 1, 2022, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) entered into force after three years of delays. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the Thai government issued royal decrees to extend the compliance deadline to June 1, 2022. . Breaches may result in fines between THB500,000 (U.S.$14,432)
Hunton Privacy
AUGUST 7, 2020
On July 13, 2020, a Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“the Committee”) published the first draft of a Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India for public consultation. address privacy concerns, including from re-identification of anonymized personal data.
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