The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a new audit framework to help businesses comply with data protection rules. The framework, which is an extension of the ICO’s existing ...

The ICRC has established a data protection framework that affords individuals protection in accordance with international standards. It includes the ICRC Rules on Personal Data Protection, revised in ...

By Beverly KroduahIn a landmark decision in Data Protection Commissioner v Meta Platforms Ireland Limited dated May 12th, 2023, Ireland’s supervisory authority fined Meta €1.2 billion (US$1.3 ...

Hence, it is pertinent to examine how such a ‘data protection’ framework would support the avowed objective of protecting individual’s ‘right to privacy’, a fundamental right ...

First, it is a major step forward in establishing a comprehensive legal framework governing the processing and protection of personal data in India, with the Information Technology Act ...

The eagerly-awaited Data Protection Act, which is been in discussion for the last one year, is soon likely to come into a shape. The high-level committee that is drafting the framework met on ...

Singapore has unveiled a competency framework and training roadmap to highlight core competencies it thinks data protection officers need to better support a digital economy. Its efforts here will ...

While the new law seeks to establish a robust framework for the protection of personal data in the digital realm, it has drawn criticism from some quarters over broad exemptions granted to state ...

The government has recently scraped the personal data protection bill, and decided to replace it with “a comprehensive legal framework”. This may bring little cheer to Big Tech if the ...