From 1 July 2026, entities that use an alphanumeric sender ID for SMS/MMS messages in Australia must register that ID on the SMS Sender ID Register.
Sender IDs are used to send SMS/MMS messages from a named entity (i.e. a name displayed at the top of a text message to show who the message is
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All data controllers processing personal data under the age of 14 (“minors“) must now submit an annual report to Chinese data regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“). For 2025, the report must be submitted by 31 January 2026. There is no volume threshold, meaning that any data controller processing any
Continue Reading CHINA: new mandatory reports to regulator on children’s data , initial deadline 31 January 2026
Since the enactment of Singapore’s Cybersecurity Act 2018 (Cybersecurity Act), Singapore’s digital economy has grown rapidly, and cyber threats have evolved at a remarkable pace. To address this shifting landscape, the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Act 2024 (Amendment Act) was passed last year, introducing significant amendments to the Cybersecurity Act to broaden regulatory
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Over the last decade, the EU has launched an unprecedented constellation of laws: GDPR, the AI Act, the Data Act, NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, DORA, DSA, DMA, eIDAS 2.0 and more. Together – under the ‘Digital Decade’ banner – they aim to form a powerful framework to protect fundamental rights, promote trustworthy technology and
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On 28 October 2025, China passed amendments to the Cybersecurity Law, marking the first update since its enactment in 2016. These amendments reflect China’s heightened focus on cybersecurity and AI governance and are scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2026.
Key Updates
The amendments primarily focus on the law’s enforcement provisions. Key updates include:
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Three years after its investigation commenced, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has found that retail giant Kmart Australia Limited (Kmart) breached the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) through its use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in 28 retail stores between June 2020 and
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The Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“) has recently published the Administrative Measures for Network Security Incident Reporting (“Measures“), which provide further guidance on when and how to report network security incidents under existing laws such as the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law and the Personal Information Protection Law. The Measures
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What is data scraping?
Data scraping is an automated process through which computer programs extract vast amounts of data from the internet at a faster rate than manual data collection methods.
Some businesses scrape data for internal purposes, such as generating leads, or to create products and services available for public use, such as price
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Since the full enforcement of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (“PDPA”) in June 2022, the Personal Data Protection Committee (“PDPC”) has moved decisively from awareness-building to active enforcement. The transition emerged in 2024 when a leading e-commerce company was fined THB 7 million for breaching the law.
In
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