(I don’t know about you, but I generally hate it when I see a ton of acronyms that I don’t recognize, but I usually learn something from it all). PTI reports: The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought response from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on a PIL alleging…
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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…
Ph: Video leaker liable for data privacy breach, Roque warns
Rey E. Requejo and Willie Casas report: The person who leaked a video of Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque’s outburst at a group of doctors could face charges for supposedly revealing government secrets and violating the data privacy law, Roque said Monday. “I think the person is liable, also for revealing public secrets. But I will…