All Data Protection Laws articles
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News
Regulators will remain tough on financial crime despite global fall in violations
Regulators worldwide issued 97 fines related to financial crimes during this period, totalling $189 million. The downtick represents an 88 percent decrease from the previous year. Experts argue that this decline might be attributed to pandemic-related investigation backlogs and a heightened focus on strict compliance standards by financial firms.
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India introduces new data protection laws
Indian lawmakers have passed a significant data protection law aimed at regulating tech companies’ processing of user data.
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Webinar
Data Privacy Accountability in Latin America
Webinar produced by GRC World Forums in association with Exterro
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Webinar
Top Privacy Priorities for 2021
2020 was a whirlwind for privacy — with a pandemic, the invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield brought about by the “Schrems II” ruling, and the state of California continues to push privacy regulation to the forefront in the U.S., the importance of data protection continues to grow globally 2021 continues.
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Video
The 2020 Presidential Election and the Prospects for Change
The US presidential election will be the most contentious and era-defining of the modern age – whoever wins, the implications across government policy will be profound and privacy and security are no exceptions.
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Feature
US privacy: a new world?
PrivSec Report looks at the current landscape in the US for privacy and assesses the prospect of a federal privacy law.
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News
China’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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Q&A
DIFC’s data protection landscape: aligning global measures
As the region approaches the end of the DIFC Data Protection Law transition period, PrivSec spoke with Mohammad Khalaf, Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer at Arab Bank in Jordan to discuss the significance of the new law.
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Data Protection Compliance in the UK
How to get your company prepared for 2021 GDPR changes and beyond.
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Video
China’s first step to data protection
China’s recent draft Civil Code is set to introduce several laws that include individuals’ rights to privacy and personal data for the first time. This is a symbolic first step as the country’s 1.4 billion people becomes and more and more digitised, and so more vulnerable to leaks and hacks.
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Video
What Would an Ideal Data Protection Law in the UAE Look Like
The UAE has several laws covering privacy and data security - including the DIFC DP Law, the ADGM DP Law and several cyber security related laws. However, there isn’t yet one main national data protection law across the Emirates.
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Video
Harmonising APAC Data Privacy Laws and Beyond
Video: Harmonising APAC Data Privacy Laws and Beyond
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Video
India’s Personal Data Protection Bill - What you need to know
Video: India’s Personal Data Protection Bill - What you need to know
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Feature
Five added benefits of GDPR compliance
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will bring about a massive overhaul in data protection laws for EU citizens when it goes into effect on May 25, 2018.