Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Highlights of APPA 48 Blair Stewart
19 December 2017 at 11:26

Privacy authorities in our region rounded off the year in Vancouver with the 48th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum on 16-17 November. The meeting was hosted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC-Canada) and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (OIPC-BC). Our office was represented by the Commissioner, John Edwards, and myself.

International, Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), Asia Pacific

What’s happening with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Blair Stewart
15 December 2017 at 15:33

Rumours of the demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have proved premature. It has been given new life - with some important changes – as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). What has happened and does this mean anything for privacy?

International, Asia Pacific

Ashley Madison saga gets its enforcement postscript Charles Mabbett
20 December 2016 at 15:23

The Ashley Madison data breach had its enforcement postscript this month, with the dating website’s parent company agreeing to settle with privacy authorities by paying $US1.6 million.

International, breach, Asia Pacific, technology

A design blueprint for privacy Riki Jamieson-Smyth
19 December 2016 at 11:26

I was recently lucky enough to attend the Asian Privacy Scholars Network 5th International Conference, hosted by the Business School at the University of Auckland.

International, research, Asia Pacific

How privacy regulators cooperate across borders Blair Stewart
17 August 2016 at 14:37

Privacy authorities typically perform regulatory and enforcement functions on their own - or occasionally with another public body - within their domestic jurisdiction. They know the domestic law they enforce. The law will clearly lay out the authority’s role and provide a clear pathway to the intended outcomes.

Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), OECD, International

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart
13 March 2015 at 10:57

In our inter-connected world, legal advisers to businesses that operate online are increasingly expected to know or be able to find out something about other countries’ privacy laws. Asia is one of the world’s most significant economic regions and it is important to understand how the data protection and privacy environments of Asian countries work.

International, data, Asia Pacific

Updating APEC’s Privacy Framework Blair Stewart
24 February 2015 at 15:16

APEC recently moved one step closer towards the goal of updating its privacy framework in time to mark the 10th anniversary of the framework’s adoption in 2005.

OECD, International, Asia Pacific

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Highlights of APPA 48 Blair Stewart 19 December 2017 at 11:26

What’s happening with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Blair Stewart 15 December 2017 at 15:33

Ashley Madison saga gets its enforcement postscript Charles Mabbett 20 December 2016 at 15:23

A design blueprint for privacy Riki Jamieson-Smyth 19 December 2016 at 11:26

How privacy regulators cooperate across borders Blair Stewart 17 August 2016 at 14:37

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart 13 March 2015 at 10:57

Updating APEC’s Privacy Framework Blair Stewart 24 February 2015 at 15:16

Highlights of APPA 48 Blair Stewart
19 December 2017 at 11:26

What’s happening with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Blair Stewart
15 December 2017 at 15:33

Ashley Madison saga gets its enforcement postscript Charles Mabbett
20 December 2016 at 15:23

A design blueprint for privacy Riki Jamieson-Smyth
19 December 2016 at 11:26

How privacy regulators cooperate across borders Blair Stewart
17 August 2016 at 14:37

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart
13 March 2015 at 10:57

Updating APEC’s Privacy Framework Blair Stewart
24 February 2015 at 15:16