Countries all over the globe have been changing their data privacy landscape to account for the information protection required in the digital age. Organizations are handling large amounts of personal data gathered from numerous sources. This will only increase as more apps, communication platforms, and websites deploying more targeted advertising emerge. To avoid mishandling of sensitive information and give consumers more control, privacy reform has been trending. Now Singapore has made the list, as major amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) passed in November 2020 and has completely refocused the country’s data privacy priorities.
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Everyone knows about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR is the EU’s new privacy regime in the region. Over a year has passed since its implementation and organizations are discovering how strict EU countries will enforce the law. One main provision of the GDPR is for organizations to have security measures in place that will safeguard private consumer data.
read more Australia has recently taken significant action in the realm of data security that will potentially have global impact. In December 2018, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) released recommendations on ways big technology companies can improve data security.
read more This year’s Innoxcell Annual Symposium in Hong Kong – billed by some as “the Legaltech of Asia” – was an eDiscovery star-studded affair, providing a platform for global legal, technology and eDiscovery thought leaders to opine on the future of the profession across the world over two full days in April. With increased regulatory scrutiny, complex cross-border investigations and ever-evolving new forms of business communications, organizations in Asia face a plethora of legal and data challenges.
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