Sam Biddle and Murtaza Hussain report: As furious anti-government protests swept Iran, the authorities retaliated with both brute force and digital repression. Iranian mobile and internet users reported rolling network blackouts, mobile app restrictions, and other disruptions. Many expressed fears that the government can track their activities through their indispensable and ubiquitous smartphones. Iran’s tight…
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General questions on the applicability of Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Law
Chalid Heyder, Teguh Darmawan, and Andera Rabbani of Hogan Lovells write: On 17 October 2022, Indonesia passed Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection (PDP Law) as the main regulatory instrument for personal data protection. The enactment of the PDP Law will inevitably affect the way your business navigates the regulatory compliance landscape…
NZ: Case note: Request for former spouse’s comments from police interview
A case note from the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner. Case note 319712 [2022] NZPrivCmr 4: Request for former spouse’s comments from police interview A person (A) complained to our Office after Police refused to provide them with notes and comments about themselves made by their former partner (B). The comments and notes A wanted to…
The EU’s biometric power-grab is sinister and grotesque
Silkie Carlo writes: If you’re planning to escape to a chateau next summer, brace yourself for pointless chaos and travel disruption, thanks to the EU’s latest Orwellian move to demand holiday-makers’ biometric data at its borders. […] All travellers aged over 12 will need to be biometrically logged, creating an EU datastore loaded with hundreds…