While the title of data protection officer has long been in use, particularly in Germany and France, the EU General Data Protection Regulation introduced a new legal definition of a DPO with specific tasks. The IAPP Resource Center offers insights on the data protection officer role, which organizations are obligated to designate a DPO, mandated tasks under the GDPR and more.Full Story
Members of Indian Parliament could exclude provisions for a data protection authority when drafting a fresh data protection bill, the Hindustan Times reports.
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, breaks down the latest privacy happenings in the nation’s capital, including a look at a road less traveled for responding to an inquiry from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Other notes on FTC happenings include potential Republican minority replacements for outgoing Commissioner Noah Phillips.Full Story
A view from Brussels: How EU trade policies may dictate data transfer regime
CNBC reports asset managers are joining financial institutions in working toward improved security for employees' personal communication tools used for connecting with clients remotely. Fund management firms are scrutinizing how staff and clients interact using tools such as WhatsApp in an effort to comply with rules laid out by the U.S.
According to Baker McKenzie's Connect on Tech blog, Vietnam's government issued a decree outlining provisions of the Cybersecurity Law. The decree covers requirements for data localization and law enforcement data collection related to criminal investigations. Localization provisions include types of data to be localized, company compliance thresholds and data retention periods. The decree becomes effective Oct.
Apple announced iPhones, iPads and Macs are vulnerable due to “serious” security flaws, The Associated Press reports. These flaws could give hackers the ability to remotely take over a device. The company published two security reports on the vulnerabilities Aug.
Four immigration rights groups sued LexisNexis in Illinois state court, alleging it violated privacy and consumer rights, Computer Weekly reports. The lawsuit alleges LexisNexis’ Accurint data aggregator collected and combined “extensive” personal information on individuals without their knowledge or consent and distributed it to federal immigration authorities, among other third parties.
Despite clearing up potential discrepancies around its provisions for a supervisory authority, issues regarding Indonesia's proposed Personal Data Protection Law may not be totally resolved. Christian Teo & Partners Associate Glenn Wijaya opines the PDPL, which is expected to be promulgated this month, contains more conflicts across various Indonesian statutes covering personal data.
Australia Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell jointly announced the country joined the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum.