CNIL, the French DPA, has published a Q&A on its website where it clarifies that Google Analytics’ use is not legal without a new deal that would replace the EU-US Privacy Shield. CNIL says that the use of Google’s web analytics tool does not comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Find the Q&A...
Pádraig Walsh, Chairperson of PrivacyRules and representative of our Hong Kong exclusive law firm member, Tanner De Witt, publishes an article on the warning of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on the risks associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The SFC noted that NFTs have risks that are similar to other virtual assets....
PrivacyRules exclusive legal member for Thailand, Paul Crosio from the Silk Legal law firm, publishes an article to stress the importance of updating privacy policies as a result of the Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). The article also highlights comparative elements with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read the article here.
A team of bipartisan lawmakers unveiled new data privacy legislation that stands to finally . US Representatives Frank Pallone, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Senator Roger Wicker are moving forward a bill entitled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) to implement a federal set of regulations to protect Americans’ online information. The bill lists...
AP news reports that Costa Rica has been attacked by the Hive ransomware gang, after that a few weeks ago the ransomware gang Conti threatened to overthrow Costa Rica’s government if a ransom wasn’t paid. Hive targeted Costa Rica’s Social Security system and also blocked the country’s public health agency. Find the AP news report...
The press release of the UK Information Commissioner Office (ICO) informs that the Commissioner has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases. The call is published in a Commissioner’s Opinion which informs the sector how to use victims’ personal...
In a press release, the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) announces that it has launched a free Data Anonymisation tool to help organisations transform simple datasets by applying basic anonymisation techniques. An infographic that provides guidance on how to use the tool is also included. The tool is available here.
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