Ministry Of Justice Issues An Announcement

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Regular 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.

Taiwan Office of President Amends Personal Information Protection Act

On 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 attention

The Ministry explained how a police officer may legally collect the fingerprint of an unconscious patient whose identity is otherwise unknown to health care providers.

The outline covers policy establishment, policy promotion, risk assessment, rules legitimacy review, and training programs.

On August 21, the Ministry of Education issued a regulation governing personal information protection of private universities and private academic research institutions.

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.

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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

The Code is voluntary, but it will likely become an important reference point for demonstrating compliance with Article 50 of the AI Act.

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

A federal court has struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, which sought to recover $75 billion from fossil fuel companies based on historical emissions. The ruling found the Act preempted by the Clean Air Act, marking the first judicial decision on state climate superfund legislation and establishing that EPA's rescission of the endangerment finding does not alter preemption analysis.

China has recently taken several actions showing its commitment to counter trade restrictions imposed by other countries. In March 2025, it released regulations implementing the 2021 Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law.

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

On December 3, a federal court in the Central District of California granted plaintiffs' request for preliminary approval of a proposed $22 million settlement ...

On July 16, plaintiffs in a putative class action filed a motion for preliminary approval of their settlement agreement with a video game ...

On May 22, 2025, the EU Commission adopted an implementing regulation to the EU's Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR") in which it identified the risk classification of countries...

The European Commission has adopted final Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU, introducing a "workable effects approach" that narrows presumptions while expanding guidance on objective justifications and recognizing sustainability benefits as valid efficiencies for the first time. These Guidelines replace the 2008 Enforcement Priorities Guidance and are expected to significantly impact enforcement practices across EU Member States and beyond, particularly for digital market