On 24 December 2024, Malaysia’s Minister of Digital stipulated the dates on which the provisions of the Malaysian Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (Amendment Act) will come into force. The Amendment Act will take effect in three
By Shan Nanayakkara
In TR v Land Hessen (C‑768/21) the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) found that following a personal data breach, a supervisory authority is under no obligation to exercise its corrective powers, specifically the power to
The Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) announced a fine of €290 million on Uber Technologies Inc. (UTI) and Uber B.V.,(UBV) (together Uber) with press releases in Dutch and English. The fine relates to the transfer of
The Government of Canada recently introduced Bill-72, the Connected Care for Canadians Act (Act), to promote the secure transfer of health information and prevent data blocking. The Act is designed to support the government’s initiative to establish an interoperable healthcare
In 2024, many organisations have been eager to look at how they can use the data they hold to debut or build on their artificial intelligence (AI) programme. Many are looking to use that data to train AI models, or
Please join us at our 12th Annual European Data Protection Conference.
The conference will take place in:
Frankfurt | Monday, September 30, 2024 | 11:00 – 14:30 CEST
Amsterdam | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 09:00 – 12:30 CEST
Paris
On 16 July 2024, the Malaysian Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament) passed the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the PDP Bill). The PDP Bill, which had been under review by the Malaysian Government for
Co-written by Swaathi Balajawahar, Trainee Solicitor
On 23 May 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued Opinion 11/2024 on the use of facial recognition to streamline airport passengers’ flow (the Opinion). The Opinion considered the use of facial
The EU AI Act was entered into the EU’s statute books on July 12, 2024. A transition period will begin from 1 August when it enters into force. The geographic scope is very broad, with obligations falling on organisations using
The privacy area has been white-hot lately, including litigation and investigations involving VPPA; Wiretap/Pen Register/Trap and Trace; and Opt Out Compliance. Furthermore, with the HHS updates on tracking in the HIPAA context, and