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[…] and then shared or sold to another. While data collection can offer benefits to both you and businesses – like connecting with friends, getting directions, or sales promotions – it can also be used in ways that are intrusive – unless you take control. There are many ways you can protect your personal data […]

[…] data. We also discussed evaluating research projects in light of public interest expectations. There was widespread agreement that data sharing is vital for various reasons, such as promoting the next generation of scientific breakthroughs and holding companies publicly accountable. On the other hand, there was disagreement on ensuring that data is available for research […]

[…] a review of the new rules and included relevant resources with more information. This year also saw FPF announce Malavika Raghavan as the new Senior Fellow for India. This appointment further expanded FPF’s reach in Asia to one of the key jurisdictions for the future of data protection and privacy law. We released many […]

[…] Communication from 2017, “Exchanging and protecting personal data in a globalized world”, the Commission announced that, “depending on progress towards the modernization of its data protection laws”, India could be one of those countries, together with countries from Mercosur and countries from the “European neighborhood” (this could potentially refer to countries in the Balkans […]

[…] data protection and privacy in Asia. In 2020/21 alone,Singapore, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, China and Thailand have upgraded or passed their data protection laws, while Brunei, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka among others move closer to adopting data protection frameworks of their own. Panellists Yen Vu and Thitirat Thipsamritkul shared first-hand experiences […]

[…] to a lack of harmonization and confusion for consumers, regulators, and financial institutions. Other leading open banking approaches include recent efforts in the UK, Australia, Brazil, Israel, India, Canada, Mexico, and others. The technical standards and requirements around open banking will likely have to be harmonized between different regimes to promote the international and […]

[…] difficult task. Alas, parties deploying—and thereby profiting from—AI can nonetheless be held liable for issues relating to a lack of transparency. Governance frameworks should include steps to promote transparency, whether preemptively or as required by industry- or jurisdiction-specific regulations. For example, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) […]

[…] provide meaningful data protection to individuals — with or without consent. Such reflections and recommendations are particularly timely at a time when key jurisdictions in Asia, including  India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia, Australia, are adopting new data protection frameworks or amending their laws, and new laws or major amendments recently  came […]