Privacy News & Issues
Vietnam Briefing reports: On November 30, 2024, the Vietnam government approved the new Law on Personal Data Protection with a 94.15 percent majority. The law’s implementation date has been expedited to July 1, 2025, from the initially planned January 1, 2026. This legislation introduces stricter provisions than the existing Personal Data Protection Decree, aiming to establish…
CHEK News reports: A Duncan nurse has been suspended from the job for eight months in relation to unauthorized access and disclosure of private patient information, according to the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives. The college said in a post on its website that an inquiry committee panel approved a consent agreement with Lindsey Rints…
Byron Kaye and Alasdair Pal of Reuters report: Software testers hired by Australia’s government to determine how to enforce the world’s first national teen social media ban have worked on defence and election contracts but will use another experience to guide their study: wrangling their own children online. “We’re all parents of kids of various…
Associated Press reports: A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding…