Experts in Thailand have recently called on the government to quickly enact a data privacy law to address the growing ecommerce, data breach fears and effects of EU’s upcoming privacy rules. However, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) has yet to catch up...
A number of companies are reportedly turning to tools and services which block EU users altogether instead of ensuring their compliance to the upcoming GDPR. One such service, called GDPR Shield, promises website owners a way to circumvent the compliance requirements of the GDPR by...
Experts have recently noted that the vagueness of Europe’s incoming privacy rules may place unnecessary constraints on various businesses since actually constitutes personal information, and how to define "collect" and "store" such information can give rise to a lot of confusion. Laura Jehl of BakerHostetler says...
Privacy concerns were recently raised by a photo editing app by Tencent that has gone viral in China. The app, called “Picture of my Past Life in Chinese”, is said to have collected around 80 million images in the span of only a few days. Experts...
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office ordered Cambridge Analytica this week to hand over the data it holds on a US academic David Carroll, threatening it with an unlimited fine for a criminal offence if it does not comply. According to data privacy activists, the move sets...
It was revealed this week that Google is planning to patch a privacy gap in Android P where any app can monitor the network access of another app. Developers noted the changes in Android's SELinux rules for apps targeting API level 28 running on Android...
A recent Reuters/Ipsos survey revealed that most US Facebook users are still loyal to the company even after its recent scandal involving the misuse of its users’ personal data. Polling 2,194 US users between April 26 to 30, Reuters/Ipsos found that around 64% used Facebook at...
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) had reportedly fined Aviva, NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative and AIG Asia Pacific Insurance $30,000, $10,000 and $9,000 respectively for accidentally disclosing policyholders' insurance documents to the wrong recipients. Due to the lapse of the insurance companies, an advisory was released...
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi recently announced that it has updated its privacy policy which will take effect on May 25, along with the GDPR. Under the new policy, Xiaomi says it will have to collect personal information from US users including driving license and passport details,...
It was reported this week that Ontario-based law firm Siskinds LLP had filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook for unlawful invasion of privacy caused by its involvement in the scandal with Cambridge Analytica. The complainants are seeking $62,216,100 CAD in damages plus an additional $1,000...