All APAC articles – Page 4
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NewsOxfam Australia probes potential hack
The Australian arm of charity Oxfam is investigating a potential data breach.
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News Singapore to limit police access to contact-tracing data
The government in Singapore has tabled amendments to its Covid-19 Act to permit police use of personal information from the country’s contact-tracing app in criminal investigations.
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FeatureThe future of India’s privacy landscape
India is one of the world’s largest data-generating countries and is on the cusp of enacting a new Data Protection Law. PrivSec Report examines what it could all mean.
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NewsPhilippines strengthens AML and CTF law to meet FATF deadline
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed a new law to boost the country’s anti money laundering and counter terrorist financing efforts ahead of a key deadline from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
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NewsAustralian government ordered to compensate asylum seekers for privacy breaches
The Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner in Australia, Angelene Falk, has found the Department of Home Affairs interfered with the privacy of 9,251 asylum seekers by mistakenly releasing their personal information
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NewsAUSTRAC consults on AML/CFT rule changes as part of regulatory overhaul
AUSTRAC has opened a consultation on proposed changes to its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) rules as it seeks to strengthen its approach.
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NewsChina’s clampdown on payment providers is necessary to protect international financial ecosystem
The authorities in China are seeking to expand anti-money laundering supervision of non-bank payment providers and have also stepped up fines. Jose Caldera explains why this is needed.
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NewsAUSTRAC has warned of high risks of money laundering through junket tour operations and has urged casinos to act.
The Australian watchdog has published a risk assessment of the junket tour operations (JTO) sector. Junket tour operators bring wealthy gamblers to casinos by offering promotions and other services, with these ‘high-rollers’ paying the JTO.
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VideoHarmonisation of Data Protection Regulations Across the Region
Harmonisation of regulation across the major APAC economies continues to be a major theme of 2020 and 2021
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VideoThe Biggest Challenges for Indian Data Protection Professionals in 2021
From the coronavirus pandemic to changing regulation in the region, India faces special challenges over the coming year.
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NewsChina’s draft Personal Information Protection Law
China last week unveiled its first draft of a new law intended to protect personal information. PrivSec Report summarises the key points.
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NewsAUSTRAC plans A$100m regulatory system overhaul and more enforcement action
AUSTRAC will overhaul its regulatory system using A$100m of new funding and step up enforcement action, a senior figure at the Australian financial crime regulator has said.
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NewsAUSTRAC investigates PayPal as AML compliance clampdown continues
Australian enforcement agency AUSTRAC has ordered the appointment of an external auditor to probe anti-money laundering compliance concerns at PayPal.
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NewsAustralian banking giant Westpac agrees to pay record A$1.3bn fine for AML failures
Australian banking giant Westpac has agreed to pay A$1.3bn ($900m in US dollars) after admitting money laundering failures.
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NewsUS bank State Street hit with $1.24m AML fine in Australia
US banking giant State Street has been fined $1.24million in Australia for failing to report international fund transfers on multiple occasions.
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VideoGetting India’s Small Businesses Ready for New Regulation
Hosted by: Janhvi Pradhan Deshmukh (Partner and Lead Legal Counsel, Startup Box) Na. Vijayashankar (Naavi) (Executive Chairman, Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India) Tripti Dhar (Partner, Reina Legal LLP) Video: Getting India’s Small Businesses Re…
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VideoAPAC Data Privacy: Accountability, Risk and Governance
Data privacy laws in the Asia-Pacific region continue to evolve, and continue to create challenges in how organisations can respond to change. The panel session will look at how legislation has evolved within the region and how different countries take contrasting approaches to accountability.
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VideoTaking a Proactive Approach to Data Privacy in APAC
While Asia-Pacific organisations certainly see the importance of excellent data protection practices, they are still getting to grips with a number of operational and organisational challenges.
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VideoHarmonising APAC Data Privacy Laws and Beyond
Video: Harmonising APAC Data Privacy Laws and Beyond
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FeatureData localisation: India’s step back from globalisation
Data localisation is a key aspect in the Indian government’s cloud computing policy, the RBI’s mandate for financial data and the successive data protection bills that have been proposed.
