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Japan adopted its Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI) in 2003, but by 2015, when a series of major data breaches hit the country, it became clear APPI’s requirements could no longer adequately protect Japanese…

California by itself is considered the world’s 5th biggest economy, ranking higher than France, the UK and Italy, with its GDP reaching $2.94 trillion in 2018. It’s hardly surprising given it’s home not only to entertainment…

Since the advent of the EU’s General Data Protection Legislation (GDPR), a push for data protection legislation has swept the globe. From Japan, China and India to the US, Canada and Brazil, all countries with strong ties…

The data protection landscape of the United States is comprised of a patchwork of federal and state laws and regulations. As there is no general federal legislation, which regulates the collection and use of personal data,…

Concerns about privacy and protecting personal information are in the spotlight for organizations all over the world. New, more comprehensive data privacy laws have been enacted or proposed in the past few years, and it…

Data protection legislation has become a global trend. Following the adoption of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), countries across the world from Australia and Japan to Brazil and Canada have adopted…

China has joined countries around the world in pushing for stricter data protection legislation in the wake of the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Cyberspace Administration of…

Earlier this year, the Spanish Senate approved a new Trade Secrets Act (TSA) which came into force on 13 March 2019. The act was a delayed transposition into Spanish law of the EU Directive 2016/943 on Trade Secrets which aims…

Earlier this year, Japan became the first country to earn an adequacy decision from the European Commission after the enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means that the Commission has…

Singapore adopted its Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) way back in 2012 before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) made its appearance on the legal stage. It came into full force on 2 July 2014 and governs…

On Saturday, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) crossed the one year mark, celebrating its first anniversary since it came into force on 25 May 2018. Today therefore we’ll be looking at its impact both in the…

Thailand is the latest country to take definitive steps towards the adoption of data protection legislation. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) created a ripple effect across the world, with…

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, more commonly known as SOX or Sarbox, is a US law that aims to protect investors from accounting fraud, particularly in relation to publicly traded companies. Named after the two congressmen…

The new German Trade Secrets Act reforms the way confidential know-how and business information is protected in the country. Data theft and data leakage represent a serious threat not only for personal data; in our time these…

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has created a domino effect across the world as its biggest trade partners rushed to align their existing data protection legislations to its strict requirements or passed…

On 14 August 2018, Brazil passed a comprehensive general data protection law, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) which aims to align existing legislation to the new international standard set by the EU’s General Data…

On 23 January 2019, Japan became the first country to earn an adequacy decision from the European Commission (EC) after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. These decisions, which…

As the adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) created a domino effect across the world, leading to more and more countries adopting data protection legislations, the US, that was, until recently, strongly…

Concerns about personal data protection are in the spotlight all over the world. In recent years more comprehensive data privacy laws have been enacted or proposed including the CCPA, the European Union’s GDPR, Canada’s…