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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Data Privacy Insights

Apple vs The FBI – The Asian Perspective

March 21, 2016

The ongoing battle royal between Apple and the FBI, which is trying to force the Cupertino based company to disable the built-in protections of an iPhone formerly owned by a terrorist has long term implications for privacy across the globe. Whether Apple wins or loses privacy advocates are watching the events extremely carefully. Data Privacy Asia reached out to some experts across Asia for their opinion on the ongoing legal battle.

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Data Protection Insights

Dawn of Data Protection Regulations: Will You Be a Hero or a Villain?

April 19, 2016

Like Superman draws his power from the sun, the cloud imbues organisations with remarkable power and flexibility. But how should organisations wield such power effectively to protect their users and data, especially in light of data protection regulations? Matthias Yeo, APAC CTO of Blue Coat, shares the top 3 tenets of adopting a cloud strategy so you can be the hero, not the villain.

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Data Protection Insights

Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act – Standards Tightened

April 19, 2016

Following the Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), the Personal Data Protection Standards 2015 sets out the "minimum" standards to be observed.

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Data Protection Insights

Overhaul of European Union GDPR – An Asian Perspective (Part I)

April 19, 2016

The General Data Protection Regulation is the first comprehensive overhaul of European Union data protection rules in 20 years. This two-part article will examine the GDPR’s impact on businesses in Asia, with a focus on territorial scope, controller and processor obligations, and international data transfers.

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Data Privacy Insights

Can Employers Find the Employee Privacy Sweet Spot? (Part I)

April 19, 2016

It's not quite the world of George Orwell's 1984, but employers and employees are still searching for a meeting of minds when it comes to privacy. Can a balance be struck between business imperatives and employee privacy? In part one of a two-part article we examine just how technology is contributing to a steady erosion of employee privacy and how both employer and employee must each bear some of the burden when it comes to privacy issues.

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Data Protection Insights

Data Protection – A Tale of Two Cities

May 21, 2016

As personal data protection continue to challenge companies it is becoming apparent that the commissions and other structures that police these issues have become impatient with organisations that are not complying with recommendations. For the first time those companies which have suffered a data breach and been found not in compliance are feeling the wrath of governing bodies.

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Data Privacy Insights

Structured Privacy Management Accountability: Getting Started

May 21, 2016

In part I of an ongoing series of articles Teresa Troester-Falk examined how the evolution of the concept of Accountability as a privacy and data protection principle. In this article, part II she looks at accountability in practice, and how to achieve accountability through structured privacy management.

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Data Privacy Insights

The Recent US v. Apple Case in Context (Part I)

May 21, 2016

In the first part of a three part series of articles, Pauline C. Reich, Professor and Director of the Asia-Pacific Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Internet Security Research Institute at Waseda University School of Law in Tokyo, Japan gives some context to the recent US v. Apple case.

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Data Privacy Insights

Can Employers Find the Employee Privacy Sweet Spot? (Part II)

May 21, 2016

In the first part we examined whether a balance can be struck between business imperatives and employee privacy. In this second and final part of the article we delve into just how privacy issues have been treated under the law and delve further into the rights and responsibilities of both employer and employee.

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Data Privacy Insights

The Recent US v. Apple Case in Context (Part II)

June 21, 2016

In this, the second of a series of articles, Professor Reich examines the implications of the battle between Apple and the U.S. government for other jurisdictions worldwide.

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Insights

Apple vs The FBI – The Asian Perspective

Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act – Standards Tightened

Can Employers Find the Employee Privacy Sweet Spot? (Part I)

Data Protection – A Tale of Two Cities

Structured Privacy Management Accountability: Getting Started

The Recent US v. Apple Case in Context (Part I)

Can Employers Find the Employee Privacy Sweet Spot? (Part II)

The Recent US v. Apple Case in Context (Part II)

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