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The Philippines Consults on Draft Consent and Private Identification Cards Guidelines

European Union, Philippines - May 26 2023 The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) has released for public comment two sets of draft guidelines on: Consent as a basis for processing…

Southeast Asia and the EU Publish a First-of-its-Kind Interoperability Guide for Data Transfers

European Union, Global - May 26 2023 The European Commission and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have published a first-of-its-kind guide that identifies the…

The Philippines and Hong Kong Sign Data Protection Mutual Assistance Agreement

Hong Kong, Philippines - May 23 2023 On 22 May 2023, the Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD)…

Bilingual Draft of China’s Standard Contract for Export of Personal Data

China - May 16 2023 China recently released its China Standard Contract for Export of Personal Information (China SCs), which are required to export any personal…

Data Protection Impact Assessments: Are You Ready?

USA - May 11 2023 This year has widened the landscape of consumer privacy protections, with dozens of comprehensive privacy bills moving through state legislatures and…

Florida Joins the Privacy Pack with an Opt-In to Sale of Sensitive Data

USA - May 9 2023 Florida is the latest state to pass a consumer privacy bill, pending Governor DeSantis’ signature, that will go into full effect on July 1, 2024…

Singapore Introduces New Law to Order Removal, Blocking of Harmful Online Content

Singapore - May 8 2023 On May 8, 2023, the Online Criminal Harms Bill (Bill) was introduced for its first reading in Singapore’s Parliament. The Bill empowers a competent…

NIST Not Voluntary in the Volunteer State: Tennessee Privacy Law Requires Comprehensive Written Privacy Program that Conforms to a Voluntary Framework. Will this Framework Become a De-Facto National Approach to Judging Compliance with New Privacy Obligations?

USA - May 4 2023 The Tennessee Information Protection Act (“TIPA”), which will become law unless vetoed by Governor Lee by May 16, 2023, is a hodgepodge of the current…

New CISA Guidelines Lay Out Unified International Principles on Security-by-Design and Security-by-Default

USA - May 3 2023 2023 has swiftly become the year of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy. On March 2, 2023, the Biden Administration issued its National…

BREAKING: Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Violation of Genetic Right to Privacy, Rebuffing Claims Premised on Stock Purchase of Genetic Testing Company

USA - May 1 2023 Today the Seventh Circuit issued a ruling which affirmed the dismissal of claims filed under Illinois’s Genetic Information Privacy Act. Bridges, et…