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Hong Kong’s data privacy law reform may come in 2023

Data Protection Report

The reform of Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486) In our earlier post in 2020, we reported that the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau published a discussion paper (the Discussion Paper ) seeking the Legislative Council’s Panel on Constitutional Affairs’ (the Panel ) views on proposed changes to the PDPO.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 30 October – 5 November 2023

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Records breached: According to the library’s 4 November update , there is “no evidence that the personal information of our staff or customers has been compromised”.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 13 – 19 November 2023

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Date of breach: 26 October 2023 Breached organisation: Homeland, Inc., An investigation found that there was unauthorised access to its network between 18 and 23 May 2023.

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2020 Predictions: New Challenges for Data Privacy and the 5G Hackathon

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Along with innovation and technology proliferation, new challenges that will shape business during 2020. The importance of data and the power of being an insights-driven enterprise are increasing the amount of damage that data breaches can cause. So what’s in store for data privacy and the rollout of of 5G technology?

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Brazilian Data Protection Authority Publishes Regulatory Strategy for 2021 – 2023

Hunton Privacy

On January 28, 2021, international Data Privacy Day, the newly formed Brazilian data protection authority ( Agência Nacional de Proteção de Dados , the “ANPD”) published its regulatory strategy for 2021-2023 and work plan for 2021-2022 (in Portuguese). Regulatory strategy for 2021-2023. ANPD Regulatory Strategy.

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Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies

The Guardian Data Protection

An Observer investigation has found that UK Biobank opened up its vast biomedical database to insurance sector firms several times between 2020 and 2023. The data was provided to insurance consultancy and tech firms for projects to create digital tools that help insurers predict a person’s risk of getting a chronic disease.

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New York Becomes First State to Require CLE in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection

Hunton Privacy

On June 10, 2022, New York became the first state to require attorneys to complete at least one credit of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection training as part of their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirements. The new requirement will take effect July 1, 2023.