Michael Berens reports: When night fell, a clerk at a bustling 24-hour MotoMart flipped a switch from behind the counter. Electromagnetic locks sealed the doorway. A window sign, now illuminated in red, warned “facial recognition technology in use” and directed customers to “look up at the camera.” […] Just a few miles away, across the…
Category: Laws
The Downfall of Hong Kong’s Privacy Law
Charles Mok is currently the director of tech for Good Asia. He was an internet entrepreneur before becoming a legislator representing the Information Technology sector in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council from 2012 to 2020. He writes: Doxxing – exposing previously private personal information to the public without consent, often over the internet – has become a familiar…
The Personal Information Protection Law in China: A Legal Analysis
Sophie You and Emilia Jin write: China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress announced the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as “PIPL”) on August 20, 2021, which will soon come into effect on November 1, 2021. As China’s first law specifically regulating the protection of personal information, the PIPL…
Slovenian SA orders the controller to delete a collection of 88 photos according to Article 17 of the GDPR
Seen on the European Data Protection Board web site, a decision by the Slovenia authority: Background information Date of final decision: 28.6.2021 Cross-border case or national case: national case Legal Reference: Right to erasure (Article 17) Decision: Order to comply Key words: Freedom of expression, Legitimate interest, Right to privacy Summary of the Decision The…