Happy February 20th and Information Governance Day! Today is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of information governance and, more importantly, its future. In our view, information governance is in its ascendency and is only becoming more and
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$10,000,000 civil penalty for disclosing personal data without consent


On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice, upon referral from the Federal Trade Commission, filed a complaint and stipulated order against telehealth company Cerebral, Inc. The claims related to the company’s sharing personal data without consumer consent and…
Hong Kong’s data privacy law reform may come in 2023


The reform of Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486) (the PDPO) is back on the agenda.
In our earlier post in 2020, we reported that the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau published a discussion paper (the Discussion Paper…
Hong Kong: Data Security Measures Guidance published by the PCPD


As data breaches and cyber attacks continue to surge and attackers become more sophisticated, organisations are well aware that the need for robust data security measures is becoming increasingly important.
In Hong Kong, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for…
What you should do now in light of the Privacy Reform bill


Major privacy law reform in Australia gathered pace this week, with newly tabled legislation proposing to significantly increase penalties for privacy breaches, among other reforms.
Now is the time to start asking questions
In preparation for these reforms, companies that…