India plans post-election amendment to DPDPA's IT rules
(Apr 23, 2024) Following India's election, the new government plans to introduce an amendment to information technology rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act... Read More
US House passes bill to force sale of TikTok
(Apr 22, 2024) The U.S. House voted in favor of fast-tracking a bill to compel TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself of the app, The New York Times reports. ... Read More
Catching up on IAPP GPS 2024 keynote speeches
(Apr 22, 2024) The IAPP released several full-length keynote presentations from the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2024. Columbia University Law Professor Anu Bradford discusse... Read More
South Korea's PIPC pilots privacy-by-design certification
(Apr 22, 2024) South Korea's Personal Information Protection Committee and the Korea Internet and Security Agency launched a pilot program for a joint privacy-by-design cer... Read More
Draft ICO report finds gaps in Google's Privacy Sandbox
(Apr 19, 2024) The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office found Google's proposed third-party cookie replacement, the Privacy Sandbox, needs to better protect users' person... Read More
South Korea's PIPC updates DPIA guide
(Apr 19, 2024) South Korea's Personal Information Protection Committee updated guidelines for conducting data protection impact assessments under the Personal Information P... Read More
China orders removal of messaging apps from Apple store
(Apr 19, 2024) The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram be removed from Apple's App Store this week for national security reasons, The W... Read More
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 19 April 2024
(Apr 18, 2024) Hello, privacy pros. It was great to reconnect with old friends at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., and meet some new faces too. Back from... Read More
Implications of Thailand's Digital Platform Services Law
(Apr 18, 2024) Thailand's Digital Platform Services Law, which aims to increase transparency with digital platforms, "marked a significant step in shaping the evolving land... Read More
NZ Privacy Commissioner seeks review of the Privacy Act
(Apr 18, 2024) New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said in an interview with Heather du Plessis-Allan that he aims to review the Privacy Act and introduce a "r... Read More