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Personal Data
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Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
How to Comply with Laws That Protect Personal Data in the Middle East
By Justin B. Cornish, Brian A. Meenagh, Alice Marsden and Omar M. Elsayed Protecting Personal Data Whilst it is not widely recognized that countries in the Middle East have specific…
InsureReinsure
Hong Kong: The Office of Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Finds an Insurance Broker Collected Personal Data for Use in Direct Marketing by Arguably Deceitful Means
On 9 April 2013, the Office of Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data ("Commissioner") issued a report in respect of the investigation carried out by the Commissioner against a body check…
Inside Privacy
French Data Protection Authority: 3-Month Deadline for Google to Comply With Privacy Laws
By Dan Cooper
The CNIL announced in a press release on Thursday that it has issued a formal notice to Google Inc. that requires the search engine to provide clear and sufficient information…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Personal Data Use Analysis a Focus of Expert Discussion
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
A meeting in London to discuss the contours of a use-based model as an approach to data protection is occurring today. Approximately thirty regulators, industry officials, advocates, and academics are…
The Data Advisor
European Regulators Opine on “Purpose Limitation” Principle – What Constitutes “Compatible Use” in the Context of Big Data?
On April 2, 2013, the European data protection regulators (the "Article 29 Working Party" or the "WP29") issued a 70-page opinion providing guidance on how to comply with the core…
Technology Law Dispatch
Japan plans to prepare comprehensive guidelines on anonymisation of ‘personal data’
This post was also written by Taisuke Kimoto. As part of the new Japan Revitalisation Programme, Japanese authorities plan to prepare and publish guidelines on anonymisation of personal data. The…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
South Korea Opens the Door for Unintentional Data Breach Collective Actions
This is a cross blog post with BakerHostetler's data privacy blog. For the latest in developments in data privacy, visit dataprivacymonitor.com. For a multi-jurisdictional summary of key requirements of international…
Ad Law Access
Strategies for Avoiding Big Privacy “Don’ts” with Personal Data
On February 27, I will be speaking at the Strata Conference – Making Data Work, in Santa Clara, Calif. My presentation will outline best practices and learning lessons to describe…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission Publishes Consultation Paper
On February 5, 2013, Singapore’s new data protection agency, the Personal Data Protection Commission, published a consultation paper outlining its positions on issues such as access and correction requests and…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
FTC Requests Information About Data Brokerage Companies’ Collection and Use of Personal Data
On December 18, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission issued Orders to File Special Report to nine data brokers, seeking information about how the companies collect and use consumer personal data.