Abigail Opiah reports: The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has announced the completion of the national data protection and governance policy, marking a milestone in Papua New Guinea’s digital transformation journey. The new policy, designed to manage and protect data, will soon provide the nation with guidelines and regulations to address the growing challenges of data…
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Data Protection Commission publishes 2023 Annual Report
From the Data Protection Commission: The Data Protection Commission has today launched its Annual Report for 2023. Highlights of the 2023 Annual report include: The DPC issued 19 finalised decisions resulting in administrative fines totalling €1.55 billion, along with multiple reprimands and compliance orders being imposed, including: In May 2023, the DPC announced the conclusion to…
Italian Legislator and Regulator Update Rules on Processing of Health Data for Medical Research
Kristof Van Quathem and Laura Somaini of Covington and Burling write: On May 9, 2024, the Italian data protection authority (“Garante”) published a decision identifying the safeguards that controllers must put in place when processing health data for medical research purposes, in cases where data subjects’ consent cannot be obtained for ethical or organizational reasons. The Garante’s…
Hong Kong’s Privacy Authorities Ask Worldcoin to Cease Operations
Paigambar Mohan Raj reports: Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has released the findings from its investigation into Worldcoin (WLD). The investigations began in January 2024 and aimed to uncover if the project breached any privacy laws. According to the report, ‘The PCPD carried out 10 covert visits during the…