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[…] the Act. The Act also empowers the Commissioner to, firstly, investigate complaints regarding entities’ privacy practices, resolve disputes, and issue binding compliance notices, and secondly, issue binding codes of practice in relation to specific sectors or classes of personal information.  In 2012, New Zealand also became one of the few jurisdictions in APAC that […]

[…] regulator may reduce the fine. Additionally, the ICO is bound by national law to assess the fine’s broader economic impact, as it must consider the desirability of promoting economic growth. Thus, before issuing a fine and when deciding on its amount, it will consider its economic impact on the wider sector where the infringer […]

[…] and unnecessary compliance costs due to contradictory requirements in Asia Pacific. Modern data protection laws should shift the onus of data protection from users to organizations, by promoting an accountability-based approach to data protection over a “consent-centric” one. Different avenues may be used to rebalance consent and privacy accountability in APAC, including through concepts […]

[…] of harm May 12, 2021 Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) Article 82 GDPR Data (confidentiality) breaches and liability; concept of non-material damage June 2, 2021 Varhoven administrativen sad ( Bulgaria) Articles 5(2), 24 and 32 GDPR; Articles 82(1), (2) and (3) Data as remuneration; legal basis for online behavioural advertising; special categories of data July 20, […]

[…] Chinese law. This chapter is emblematic of the diversity of the objectives pursued by the text as described earlier. In these provisions, the legislator seeks both to promote responsible data transfers that respect the rights and interests of Chinese citizens, on the model of other provisions relating to transfers in “traditional” data protection laws, […]

[…] trend to modernize their regulatory approach, several of them proposing sandboxes (e.g., the CNIL and the Norwegian DPA), and pushing for more self-regulation, like the adoption of Codes of Conduct. DPAs also plan on dedicating efforts to make GDPR compliance work in practice on a large scale by targeting the empowerment of DPOs and […]

[…] Using a researcher-friendly version of Empatica’s E4 device that prevents the collection of geolocation data, IP address, or mobile International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) identifiers. Using QR codes to link participants to specific wearable devices to ensure that participant names and study record IDs would not be shared. Learn more about the project, including […]

[…] all plans, processes, and frameworks throughout the research collaboration. Use Technology to Enhance Privacy. The Stanford research team and Empatica took advantage of technology, where possible, to promote privacy throughout the project. Stanford employed QR codes to prevent the need to share participant identifiers, including names and study record IDs, with Empatica. Use Privacy-Protective […]

[…] health information. Using a researcher-friendly device, Empatica’s E4, that prevents the collection of geolocation data, IP address, or mobile International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) identifiers. Using QR codes to link participants to specific wearable devices to ensure that participant names and study record IDs would not be shared. “A large part of our job […]

[…] of ‘publishers of news and current affairs content’ and ‘publishers of online curated content’. Part III then sets up extensive requirements for publishers to adhere to specific codes of ethics, onerous content take-down requirements and three-tier grievance process with appeals lying to an Executive Inter-Departmental Committee of Central Government bureaucrats.  Finally, the Rules contain […]