Vietnam's new Law on Personal Data Protection (PDP Law), expected to take effect Jan. 1, is part of the country's "sweeping transformation of its data protection and governance framework," the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) said in an issue brief Friday. It urged businesses to start preparing to comply.
The New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner named and admonished two Pak'n'Save stores Wednesday for Privacy Act violations by their security guard contractors.
Former Facebook users whose personal data was collected as part of the Cambridge Analytica matter some 10 years ago (see [Ref.1803190056])have until Dec. 31 to register for restitution under an AU$50 million ($33 million based on today's exchange rates) payment program Meta agreed to with the Australian Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC), the office said Friday.
Reddit challenged Australia's new minimum age law Friday, urging the High Court in Sydney to declare it invalid and stop the government from classifying the company as an age-restricted social media platform.
No law prevents sharing information when there are well-being or safety concerns about children, New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said Wednesday. His office published new guidance aimed at helping people in the children's sector "make good and timely decisions" about when they can share information to protect children and young people.
Vietnam's National Assembly overwhelmingly passed an AI Act on Wednesday, the country's first legislation to comprehensively regulate AI development, application and governance, the Ministry of Science and Technology said, according to a translation.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will next month start investigating the privacy policies of businesses that collect information in person in its first compliance sweep, the OAIC said Tuesday.
Malicious or criminal actors caused six in ten data breaches notified to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, it said Monday.
India's detailed Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) will potentially be a substantial compliance burden for companies, Kochlar & Company technology attorney Stephen Mathias said in a Hogan Lovells podcast Thursday.
The Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner is "not waiting around" for reform to the country's Privacy Act to regulate AI, Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind posted Thursday.