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In August 2022, the Government of India withdrew the country’s draft Personal Data Protection Bill from the Parliament’s consideration. This was a surprise move, coming after more than four years of consultations, as well as several statements from top officials that its passage was imminent and that there were no plans to scrap the […]

[…] the court concluded an amparo action would provide an effective and timely remedy, as opposed to the contentious administrative procedure set forth in the Administrative and Tax Code. Additionally, as a constitutional recourse, an amparo action allowed the court to study the constitutionality of the incorporation of the SRFP into Buenos Aires’ public security […]

[…] outside the U.S. to evaluate the merits of different regulatory approaches. She specifically highlighted the privacy interests of children and the United Kingdom’s recent Age Appropriate Design Code, which includes transparency and data minimization standards. Mr. Erwin also highlighted the need to protect childrens’ privacy, while cautioning that some approaches can result in “privacy […]

Introduction Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the fourteenth and final report in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status […]

Update: On Sep 15, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. The law will apply to businesses that provide online services, products, or features likely to be accessed by children and broadly requires businesses to implement their strongest privacy settings by default for young users up to the age […]

Introduction Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the thirteenth in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of “consent” and […]

[…] played a negligible role in how the early discourse around privacy and data protection evolved, which solidified the dominant discourse about Africa that still shapes some perceptions today.  However, the idea that African societies lacked individualism (as one of the determinants of the need for privacy) and therefore did not meaningfully articulate a concept […]

Introduction Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the twelfth in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of “consent” and […]

[…] from FPF experts about responsibilities when engaging service providers, the role of technical and organizational measures, and Article 25’s intersection with AI and privacy enhancing technologies. Register today! If the above conditions are met, the IoT device embeds a high-risk AI system and thus both assessments (under the AI Act and the Standard) are […]

[…] and alternatives to consent as lawful bases for processing personal data in Asia Pacific (APAC). This report provides a detailed overview of relevant laws and regulations in India, including: notice and consent requirements for processing personal data; the status of alternative legal bases for processing personal data which permit processing of personal data without […]