The 19 July CrowdStrike software update that resulted in a global cyber crash, affecting critical services across various industries, including hospitals, airlines, and financial institutions, has had many people reviewing their privacy and cyber processes. Estimates currently stand at 8.5m computers affected - around 1% of Windows machines worldwide. Unprecedented in its size, the [...]
Thailand PDPC publishes criteria for personal data deletion, destruction, and de-identification On June 14, 2024, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) released a draft notification under the Personal Data Protection Act 2019 (PDPA), outlining the criteria for data controllers on how to delete, destroy, or de-identify personal data. According to the PDPA, a data [...]
When Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the UK would hold a general election on 4 July, he also—incidentally—killed the government’s long-running attempt to reform the UK’s data protection and privacy framework, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDIB). Regardless who wins the election, the DPDIB is unlikely to return. But the UK’s [...]
On June 1, 2024, Jamaica's Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) began accepting applications for data controller registration as mandated by section 15 of the Data Protection Act of 2020. This marks the start of a phased compliance process following the Act's initial enforcement in December 2021 and further sections activated in December 2023. [...]
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) takes effect on 1 July. So far, around 20 US states have passed comprehensive privacy legislation, but only five such laws have taken effect. Like most other states, Texas has adopted a law similar to the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCPDA)—but the “Lone Star State” [...]
Since the first banner ads, the world wide web has largely run on ads. To fund online services, the digital advertising industry collects detailed information about billions of people. But substantial change is imminent. New laws targeting digital advertising The ePrivacy Regulation, a long-awaited update to the EU’s rules on direct marketing and cookies, [...]
As a security measure, nothing beats biometrics for convenience. We carry our fingerprints and facial features everywhere we go. Unlike a password, your iris print is always unique—and you can’t forget it. But biometrics are sensitive because of their convenient and immutable nature. You can change a breached password in minutes, but changing your biometrics [...]
The European Council adopted the AI Act on 21 May, marking one of many steps on the path towards stronger AI regulation. The law will be published in the EU’s Official Journal in the coming weeks and will start to take effect 20 days later. The AI Act’s first substantial impact will come six months [...]
Ethiopia’s Parliament approves Personal Data Protection Bill The House of Peoples Representatives (HoPR) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has taken a historical step by ratifying the Personal Data Protection Proclamation during its 20th ordinary session held on April 4, 2024. This development represents a major step forward in Ethiopia’s digital transformation journey [...]
Brazil’s Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) is calling for views on the definition of “high-risk processing” under the country’s federal data protection law, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD). The consultation is the latest in a long series of ordinances, resolutions, and guidance notes produced by the ANPD since the [...]
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