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[…] the disclosure of personal data held by certain regulated entities (e.g., providers of financial services, medical practitioners), the PDP Commissioner has approved and registered seven Personal Data Codes of Practice, which provide more detailed requirements for entities in certain sectors to comply with the PDPA. These sectors include: insurance and takaful;  banking and finance;  […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] of the sale of personal information and to request that businesses limit certain uses of sensitive data, including information concerning sex life or sexual orientation. 15 The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, passed in 2021, requires affirmative consent for collection of sexual orientation data. Three other states, Colorado, Utah, and Connecticut, have since passed […]

[…] some jurisdictions have introduced legislation that would prescribe specic technical design standards for web services frequented by children. The UK and Ireland have already adopted age-appropriate design codes and related guidance. California is also considering the rst age-appropriate design proposal at the US state level. Two additional federal child privacy bills take a dierent […]

[…] other interests besides protecting individuals, t he emergence of this legal architecture underscores the government’s desire to empower such individuals to enforce their data subject rights and promote a healthier data ecosystem in the future .24 Like other aspects of governance in China, p rivacy and security regulation has largely been realized through centralized, […]

[…] 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 […]

[…] into the Strategic Plans for the coming years of seven African Data Protection Authorities (DPAs). The Report gives insight into the activity and plans of DPAs from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Mauritius, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. It also relies on research conducted across several other African jurisdictions who have adopted data protection […]

[…] into the Strategic Plans for the coming years of seven African Data Protection Authorities (DPAs). The Report gives insight into the activity and plans of DPAs from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Mauritius, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. It also relies on research conducted across several other African jurisdictions who have adopted data protection […]

[…] Privacy Professionals, for their support. The Future of Privacy Forum launched the Privacy Tech Alliance (PTA) as a global initiative with a mission to define, enhance, and promote the market for privacy technologies. The PTA brings together innovators in privacy tech with customers and key stakeholders. The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a […]

[…] publication of the AI Act, the proposed legislative instrument has two different aims: “addressing the risks associated with specific AI applications in a proportionate manner and of promoting th e uptake of AI” across the EU. The Communication adds that the AI Act Proposal “puts forward rules to enhance transparency and minimise risks to […]