ArticleMinistry Of Justice Issues Management Outline Of Personal Information ProtectionThe outline covers policy establishment, policy promotion, risk assessment, rules legitimacy review, and training programs.TaiwanPrivacyJones Day
ArticleMinistry Of Justice Clarifies Definition Of "Government Agency"On April 14, the Ministry of Justice explained the definition of "government agency" (source document in Chinese) described under the Personal Information Protection ActTaiwanPrivacyJones Day
ArticleMinistry Of Justice Interprets Personal Information ActThe Ministry explained how a police officer may legally collect the fingerprint of an unconscious patient whose identity is otherwise unknown to health care providers.TaiwanPrivacyJones Day
ArticleMinistry Of Justice Issues An AnnouncementOn September 2, the Ministry of Justice announced that the police may use the Advanced Passenger Information System to collect certain types of data on passengers.TaiwanPrivacyJones Day
ArticleMinistry Of Justice Issues Medical Information Collection ExceptionThe Ministry of Justice announced that the government may collect medical, medical treatment, genetic information, sexual life, health examination, and criminal records without obtaining prior written consent...TaiwanPrivacyJones Day
ArticleTaiwan Office Of President Amends Personal Information Protection ActTaiwan Office of President Amends Personal Information Protection ActTaiwanPrivacyJones Day
ArticleThe Executive Yuan Announces Effective Date Of Amendments To Personal Information Protection ActOn February 25, the Executive Yuan announced that the December 30, 2015 amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act will take effect on March 15. TaiwanPrivacyJones Day
ArticleAmendments To Communication Security And Surveillance Act Take EffectWhile both criminal data and medical records are considered "sensitive data" under the Personal Information Protection Act, a newly proposed amendment puts medical records into yet another category in which public interest is no longer a justifiable reason for collecting them.TaiwanMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentJones Day
ArticleMinistry Of Education Promulgates Regulation Governing Personal Information Protection Of Private Universities And Private Academic Research InstitutionsOn August 21, the Ministry of Education issued a regulation governing personal information protection of private universities and private academic research institutions. TaiwanPrivacyJones Day
VideoWebinar: A Deep Dive Into The Data Privacy Landscape In TaiwanPlease watch this webinar from Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law.GlobalPrivacyLee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
ArticleTaiwan Passes Major Amendments To The Personal Data Protection ActOn November 11, 2025, amendments to Taiwan's Personal Data Protection Act ("PDPA") were promulgated by the president. Although the amendments have not yet formally taken effect, the provisions align the PDPA with the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and therefore merit close attentionTaiwanPrivacyJones Day
ArticleTaiwan Investigates AI-Cloned Presidential Voice, Testing The Limits Of Forgery LawTaiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau has opened an investigation into a video that allegedly used an AI-generated voice clone of President Lai Ching-te, testing how far existing forgery law can stretch to cover synthetic political speech. The case has split opinion along political lines and serves as a marker of how differently APAC jurisdictions are approaching deepfake regulation, with Taiwan applying decades-old forgery statutes to technology they were never written for. TaiwanCriminal LawRouse
ArticleDo Customers' Online Reviews And Store Responses Have Legal Responsibilities?With the prevalence of the internet, people have become accustomed to refer to online reviews for their consumption decision-making and also express their opinions through online reviews after consumption. TaiwanPrivacyLee & Li
ArticleMulti-Level Marketing, Direct Selling And Artificial Intelligence AI: Where Legal Issues IntersectMulti-level marketing and direct selling occupy an important position in the market as business models, while the recent development of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought revolutionary changes to the business field.TaiwanTechnologyZhong Yin Law Firm
ArticleA District Court Raised The Alarm On The Privacy Harms Of Mobile Phone TrackingIn a news alert published earlier this year, we outlined the development of the "Mosaic Theory" in Taiwan's privacy law. As in many countries, installing a GPS tracker on a suspect's ...TaiwanPrivacySaint Island International Patent & Law Offices
ArticleRecent Development Of Mosaic Theory In Taiwan's Privacy LawRegular readers of this column may agree that, generally speaking, Taiwan's judges are open to new legal theories bred in other jurisdictions, especially when it comes to tech laws. TaiwanPrivacySaint Island International Patent & Law Offices
ArticleTaiwan's National Science And Technology Council Has Published The Draft Bill Of The Basic Act On Artificial Intelligence For Public ConsultationThe rapid development and spread of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) has led to legislative responses around the world to find suitable and adaptable governance measures. TaiwanTechnologyK&L Gates
ArticleData Protection Laws of the World Handbook: Second Edition - Taiwan The Computer Processed Personal Data Protection Law was renamed the Personal Data Protection Law and amended in 2010.TaiwanPrivacyDLA Piper Australia
Articleミシュラン格付けと顧客の個人情報保護最近、台湾で少々興味深い民事事件があった。新聞報道によると、台北市のあるレストランが、ミシュランガイドの作成に用いられる評価TaiwanPrivacySaint Island International Patent & Law Offices
ArticleCybersecurity Comparative GuideCybersecurity Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Taiwan, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countriesTaiwanTechnologyLee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law