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2 months ago | 
lexology.com | Hayley Brady |James Balfour |Rachel Kane |Claire Wiseman |Kwok Tang |Rachel Holland | +2 more
There is an international consensus underscoring the urgencies around online safety, prompting an influx of legislative policy and activity to satisfy regulator and government concerns. The status and approach to regulation differs between jurisdictions, in part due to the regulatory balancing act between combating online harms, without impeding freedom of speech, innovation or investment in new technologies.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Hannah Lau |Justina Zhang |Peggy Chow |Weili Zhong
On 22 March 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China
(CAC) officially enacted the long-awaited
Provisions on Facilitating and Regulating Cross-border Data
Flows (Provisions), which became effective on
the same date.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Nanda Lau |Justina Zhang |Peggy Chow |Weili Zhong
On 22 March 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) officially enacted the long-awaited Provisions on Facilitating and Regulating Cross-border Data Flows (Provisions), which became effective on the same date.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Nonnabhat Paiboon |Peggy Chow |Supadith Palungteapin
The Thai National Cyber Security Committee of Thailand
("NCSC") has released two notifications
requiring critical information infrastructure operators
("CIIOs")1 to implement
baseline cybersecurity protection measures in their data and
information systems to enhance their cybersecurity resilience.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Nonnabhat Paiboon |Peggy Chow |Supadith Palungteapin
On 25 December 2023, the long-awaited notifications of the
Personal Data Protection Committee (the
"PDPC") on cross-border transfer of
personal data were finally published on Thailand's royal
gazette.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Justina Zhang |Peggy Chow |Weili Zhong
On 13 December 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of
China and Hong Kong Innovation Technology and Industry Bureau
jointly issued the Guidelines for the Implementation of Standard
Contract for Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information in the
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland and Hong Kong)
("GBA Standard Contract").
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Justina Zhang |Peggy Chow |Weili Zhong
On 13 December 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China and Hong Kong Innovation Technology and Industry Bureau jointly issued the Guidelines for the Implementation of Standard Contract for Cross-boundary Flow of Personal Information in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Mainland and Hong Kong) (“GBA Standard Contract”).
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Nonnabhat Paiboon |Peggy Chow |Supadith Palungteapin
On 24 November 2023, the Thai privacy regulator, Personal Data Protection Committee (the “PDPC”) issued a press release for the first time that they are taking enforcement action under the Thai Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (the “PDPA“) for non-compliance with the PDPA by a Thai insurance company in relation to its handling of personal data of children and their parents in marketing activities.
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Oct 13, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Nonnabhat Paiboon |Peggy Chow |Supadith Palungteapin
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Justina Zhang |Peggy Chow |Weili Zhong
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)
has released draft provisions which will relax the current
requirements on cross border data transfers. The draft provisions
set out exemptions from the need to comply with one of the three
transfer mechanisms that would otherwise be required, namely (i) CAC assessment (ii) China's standard contract or China standard
contractual clauses (China SCCs) ; or (iii) certification. The consultation period for the
draft provisions will end on 15 October 2023.
