Across the Asia-Pacific region, privacy and cybersecurity regulation continues to evolve rapidly, with regulators increasingly moving from legislative build-out to practical compliance and enforcement. Recent developments in Vietnam, South Korea and Indonesia illustrate this trend and signal heightened regulatory expectations
A consultation draft has been published outlining a number of major reforms to the Australian privacy framework. If implemented in its current form, the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 (Amendment Bill) would significantly reshape how Australian businesses collect,
The first major EU Cyber Resilience Act (the “CRA”) compliance deadline is fast approaching. From 11 September 2026, manufacturers within scope of the CRA must comply with new reporting obligations for actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents. These requirements take
On 7 July 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted its draft Guidelines 02/2026 on Anonymisation for public consultation. The Guidelines provide long-awaited clarification on when data can truly be considered anonymous under the GDPR, updating the previous Article
Today, 17 July 2026, marks an important milestone under the EU’s Critical Entities Resilience Directive (CER), as Member States are required to identify and designate the entities considered “critical” for the provision of essential services.
Understanding the CER Directive
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Deepfakes (AI-generated synthetic media capable of producing highly realistic images, audio, and video of real individuals) have graduated from a mere novelty to a genuine legal concern. Using neural networks trained on visual and audio data, deepfake systems can replicate
The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter significantly alters the constitutional framework governing independent regulatory agencies and may have implications for transatlantic personal data transfers.
The six-to-three decision overturns Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a 1935 case establishing
“Important data” is a concept unique to China law. It refers to data relating to specific topics, groups, or regions, or data that reaches a certain level of precision and scale, the tampering, destruction, leakage or illegal acquisition or use
For years, China’s cross-border data transfer regime was long on rules but short on consequences. Companies—both foreign and domestic—were given a relatively extended period to understand the requirements, formulate suitable strategies, and implement compliance measures. Recent enforcement actions led by
