Catherine Zhu of Foley & Lardner writes: China’s new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)—the first comprehensive law in China for the protection of personal information of individuals in China—will take effect Nov. 1. Given that China makes up almost a fifth of the world’s population, this means the PIPL’s privacy regulatory framework will soon apply…
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Plea alleges unauthorized access of Aadhaar and banking data by GPay: HC seeks RBI, UIDAI response
(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…
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…