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Working with Industry 2: Are you ready for the GDPR?
This guest post was contributed by Nicola Hermansson, APAC Data Protection & Privacy Leader at EY. It is the second in our Working with Industry series of guest posts. The Working with Industry series do not necessarily reflect the views of our office and are published to inform and stimulate debate…
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Privacy 2.0: GDPR, territorial scope and the Privacy Bill
This is the third update in our Privacy 2.0 series.
The territorial scope of privacy and data protection can be fundamental. When does one jurisdiction’s legal reach extend to the actions of organisations beyond its geographical borders?
Late last year, the European Data Protection Board (EDPD) … -
Privacy Week 2019
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner marks Privacy Week each year to promote privacy awareness and to inform people of their rights under the Privacy Act. It is also to help educate businesses, organisations and agencies of their responsibilities and obligations with personal information.
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Data Protection Day 2020
Nearly 40 years ago, the human rights body, the Council of Europe, introduced Convention 108. It required all signatory nations to take the necessary steps in their domestic legislation to ensure that fundamental human rights would be respected in the processing of personal information.
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In Europe discussing information as a weapon and privacy
Last week was a big week for privacy internationally. Privacy Commissioners and Data Protection Authorities met in Brussels for their annual conference for the 40th time.
In an unprecedentedly high-profile public session, we heard from Pope Francis, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, Facebook founder and CEO Mar… -
49th APPA Forum (Part 2): Toys, open data and the GDPR
The second day at the 49th APPA Forum consisted of discussion sessions with various presenters from the state sector, academia, private legal practice and the global technology companies.
Privacy class action
Litigator Michael Sobol represents parents suing Walt Disney, Viacom, and the makers of … -
Google wins EU right to be forgotten case
A fortnight ago, Europe’s top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Google will not be required to apply the ‘right to be forgotten’ globally. This means that search results suppressed within Europe at the request of the individual, will still be available to searches outside Europe.…
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Asian Privacy Scholars Network 5th International Conference
Privacy scholars from the Asia Pacific region recently gathered to share research, ask difficult questions, push the boundaries of privacy concepts and grapple with the challenges of new technology. Several themes emerged including cultural concepts of privacy, the pervasive collection of personal i…
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Need for Privacy Act reform is urgent – Privacy Commissioner
Privacy law reform is urgently needed to prevent New Zealand falling further behind international standards, says Privacy Commissioner John Edwards in his Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Justice released today.
Mr Edwards says most existing privacy laws around the world have been reformed in t… -
49th APPA Forum (Part 3): The accountable AI workshop
An international think-tank, the Centre of Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), hosted a workshop on Accountable Artificial Information at Google headquarters.
AI’s current and future role in society
Attendees heard from industry experts on current and future applications of AI, including:
Googl…