Data protection law in Malaysia *

Malaysia - October 25 2010
Malaysia will soon, for the first time, have specific privacy legislation with the passage of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA).

Co-authors: Amy C. de La Lama, Brian H.G. Chia, Brian Hengesbaugh, Woo Wei Kwang.

Data protection law *

Mexico - October 5 2010
The Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data in Control of Private Persons (the Data Protection Law) was enacted in Mexico.

Co-authors: Sergio Legorreta, Brian Hengesbaugh.

Federal data security breach bill advances to the US Senate *

USA - March 9 2010
The House of Representatives approved the Data Accountability and Trust Act (HR 2221) (DATA) on 8 December 2009, and referred the bill to the Senate Commerce Committee.

Co-authors: Brian Hengesbaugh, Michael Mensik.