Vietnam News/ANN reports: The Ministry of Public Security is drafting a governmental decree on personal data protection in order to protect the legal rights and interests of individuals and organisations. Vietnam is facing increasing cases of personal data theft, with more entities collecting, analysing and processing data for different purposes without notifying customers. Read more…
Category: Govt
Bipartisan House Bill Seeks to Protect Privacy of Emails Between Federal Inmates, Lawyers
Mimi Nguyenly reports: Two members of the House Judiciary Committee introduced a bill that seeks to protect the privacy of electronic communications between federal inmates and their attorneys. Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, introduced the bill on Wednesday, saying that…
This is reportedly a “first” for Australia: Privacy class action against NSW government approved
Kelly Dickson and Paul Kirton of Macpherson Kelley write: Heralded a “win for the little, the ordinary people” and a “lesson to all businesses”, Australia’s first privacy class action settlement has been approved by the NSW Supreme Court. Professor George Newhouse, who led the class action against the NSW Government with client Tracy Evans, was…
FTC Finalizes Settlement with California Tech Company Related to Privacy Shield
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with a California technology company over allegations that it falsely claimed participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which enables companies to transfer consumer data legally from European Union countries to the United States. The FTC alleged that Medable, Inc., falsely claimed in its privacy policy that it was a…