Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission Launches Public Consultation Process

On April 9, 2018, the PDPC issued new advisory guidelines on in-vehicle recordings by transport services for hire.

The proposed advisory guidelines address whether organizations can collect, use, or disclose an individual's NRIC number.

In its decision dated 30th July 2021, the Personal Data Protection Commission ("the PDPC") has fined well-known software and technology company, SAP Asia Pte. Ltd. ("SAP") $13,500 over its breach its ...

In Singapore, private sector organisations must generally comply with the transfer limitation obligation in the Personal Data Protection Act (the Act).

On October 11, the PDPC issued an opinion that fined an insurance provider for failing to make reasonable security arrangements to protect against the unauthorized disclosure of the personal data...

On July 21, the Personal Data Protection Commission ("PDPC") imposed a $5,000 fine on Toh-Shi Printing Singapore for its failure to implement proper and adequate verification procedures...

The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore recently issued a mandate requiring all businesses operating in the country to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO)...

On January 25, the Personal Data Protection Commission issued a new anonymization guide. The guide "gives a general introduction to the technical aspects of anonymization" ..

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Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA) provides the primary legal framework for the responsible collection, use and disclosure of personal data by organisations.

The Situation: Surging interest in digital tokens has caught the attention of regulators in Hong Kong.

On February 5, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a defendant that had been sued by a competitor for allegedly accessing the competitor's computer systems...

The defendant argued that the CFAA does not make it a federal crime to obtain permission to use another's login credentials to access a third party's computer system.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction against Perplexity AI, determining that when an AI agent acts at a user's direction, it is the user—not the AI company—who "accesses" computer systems under federal and California computer fraud statutes. This landmark appellate decision addresses how existing computer-access laws apply to agentic artificial intelligence and has significant implications...

The Federal Circuit recently vacated a PTAB decision in Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Technology, Inc., addressing a critical question about prior art qualification under the America Invents Act.

On May 25, the GDPR will replace the current Regulation (EC) No. 45/2001. To raise awareness on the current and new data protection rules ...

On October 9, the nation's first data breach class action trial began.

On August 23, 2024, the HKEx and the SFC jointly announced temporary modifications to the Hong Kong Listing Rules. These modifications, effective from September 1, 2024...

President Obama has proposed additional funding resources that include an increase of $25.3M of new budget authority to implement FSMA.

There will be three levels of payment reflecting the size of the organization, and the new fees would commence in April 2018.