At the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs held on 19 February 2024, the Privacy Commissioner (“Commissioner“) reported that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data was working with the Government to review the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO“) to strengthen personal data protection in Hong Kong. At the
Continue Reading Hong Kong: Updates to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance put on hold
Déjà vu in the world of UK data law: the Labour government has proposed reforms to data protection and e-privacy laws through the new Data (Use and Access) Bill (“DUAB“). The DUAB follows the previous government’s unsuccessful attempts to reform these laws post-Brexit, which led to the abandonment of the Data Protection
Continue Reading UK: Data (Use and Access) Bill: newcomer or a familiar face?CFPB finalized the “Open Banking Rule” granting customers greater control over their personal financial data
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In the much anticipated first King’s Speech of the new Labour Government on 17 July 2024, the monarch announced that the long anticipated Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill (CS&R Bill) would be amongst those new laws making their way onto Parliament’s schedule for the next year. Six years on from the implementation of the
Continue Reading UK: The UK Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill – a different approach to NIS2 or a British sister act?
