Australian property developer breached; 7.9M license numbers stolen
(Mar 30, 2023) Australia-based property developer Meriton disclosed a data breach to 1,900 customers and staff members, The Sydney Mor... Read More
Op-ed: Surprises in final report on Australia's Privacy Act reform
(Mar 30, 2023) Salinger Privacy Principal Anna Johnston, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, wrote a blog on the surprises she observed while analyzing the Australia Attorney-General Depart... Read More
New parliamentary amendments offered for India's draft data protection bill
(Mar 29, 2023) Members of India's Parliament on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology proposed 40 amendments to the draft Read More
Me, myself and generative AI
(Mar 28, 2023) As embarrassing as this is to admit to my fellow privacy peers, my Instagram account was recently hacked. In a moment when I wasn’t thinking logically, I cli... Read More
OAIC discusses Privacy Act reform
(Mar 28, 2023) In an interview with the Australian Financial Review, Australian Information Commissioner Angelene Falk discussed her office's hopes for pending Privacy Act ... Read More
Op-ed: Wearable brain-tracking tech poses privacy risks to 'refuge of our minds'
(Mar 28, 2023) A new generation of brain-tracking wearable technology is "threatening to breach the refuge of our minds," Duke University professor of law and philosophy Ni... Read More
Roundup: Bangladesh, China, EU and more
(Mar 27, 2023) In this week’s Global News Roundup, Bangladesh outlined its enforcement regime under its proposed Data Protection Act. China said it is investigating "cracke... Read More
Japan seeks public input on changes to Telecommunications Business Act
(Mar 27, 2023) Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications seeks public opinions on the Read More
Global News Roundup: 21-27 March 2023
(Mar 27, 2023) In this week’s Global News Roundup, China said it is investigating "cracked" mobile apps. Several U.S. state attorneys general reached a USD9 million settlem... Read More
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 24 March 2023
(Mar 23, 2023) Hello from India! I am penning these notes at the end of a rather special day today. Many parts of India, including the region where I come from, cel... Read More