|
Date |
Article Title |
Publication |
Author |
Synopsis |
|
1/10/2012 |
China detains four in connection
with data leaks - report |
Reuters |
Melanie Lee |
Hackers infiltrated a popular
social networking site and a
programmers' site exposing the
information of six million users
and undermining trust in China's
Internet security. |
|
12/25/2011 |
Report: Marriage database raises
privacy concerns among Chinese |
CNN |
CNN News Wire |
The Chinese government has
announced that it will launch a
national online marriage
database, inciting concerns
about privacy. |
|
11/15/2011 |
U.S., China Confer on Internet
Privacy Concerns |
Wall Street Journal |
Loretta Chao |
U.S. officials are urging China
to address companies' online
privacy and security concerns as
multinational companies hope to
include China in cloud computing
services. |
|
11/8/2011 |
New Chinese Legislation Includes
Provisions Protecting Personal
Information |
Privacy and Information Security
Law Blog |
Hunton & Williams |
Two separate acts of legislation
have been passed in China to
address the protection of
citizens' personal information. |
|
10/31/2011 |
Beijing public WiFi will respect
privacy, Chinese government
claims |
thenextweb.com |
Jon Russell |
Three national telecom companies
are developing a public WiFi
network in Beijing. |
|
10/27/2011 |
Labour Department reports
missing document containing
personal data |
7th Space |
HKSAR Government |
A report on the Hong Kong Labour
Department's announcement that
it has notified police and the
Office of the Privacy
Commissioner for Personal Data
of the loss of a document
containing personal information
on 56 employees' compensation
applicants. |
|
10/17/2011 |
Senate starts to tackle bill
seeking to protect data privacy |
Business World |
|
The Philippines Senate has begun
deliberations on the proposed
Data Privacy Act, which includes
monetary fines and jail terms
for data breaches, unauthorized
disclosure of data to a third
party and disclosure of
sensitive personal information. |
|
10/17/2011 |
Japan firm tones down 'boyfriend
tracker' app |
The Telegraph |
Julian Ryall |
A Japanese mobile application
developer has released a new
version of an app designed to
track GPS-enabled mobile devices
after receiving hundreds of
complaints that the software had
been covertly installed on
peoples' phones. |
|
10/10/2011 |
Homeland Security Criticized For
Potential Privacy Risks |
Information Week |
Elizabeth Montalbano |
A Beijing engineer says that
public transportation cards are
capable of serving as a tracking
mechanism. |
|
9/22/2011 |
Data protection bill introduced
in Senate |
NewsBytes |
|
New legislation has been
introduced in the Senate that
would enact a data protection
bill. |
|
9/15/2011 |
Too many caveats kill privacy in
bill on personal data |
Bangkok Post |
|
As Thailand's proposed Personal
Information Bill awaits passage,
an op-ed outlines the pros and
cons of the bill. |
|
8/22/2011 |
Epson Korea hack impacts 350,000
customers |
Naked Security |
Graham Cluley |
An article reminds users of the
importance of using multiple
passwords across various
websites after a breach at Epson
Korea affecting 350,000. |
|
8/16/2011 |
Apple Sued by South Korean
IPhone Users Over Location Data |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Anand Krishnamoorthy, Dave
Mccombs |
Approximately 27,000 South
Korean iPhone users are suing
Apple, Inc. on claims the
company compromised their
privacy when it collected
location data without their
consent. |
|
8/11/2011 |
China Proposes New Rule
Including Protections for
Personal Information on the
Internet |
Hunton & Williams |
Hunton & Williams |
China's Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology (MIIT) is
seeking comment on a draft rule
regulating the processing of
personal information by
"Internet Information Service
Providers." |
|
8/9/2011 |
Watchdog Moves to Prevent Online
Leaks of Personal Data |
The Chosun Ilbo |
|
In light of a recent breach
affecting 35 million citizens,
the Korea Communications
Commission (KCC) has announced a
plan that will require website
operators to limit the amount of
stored personal information of
users and to encrypt data that
is stored. |
|
8/9/2011 |
Citi insecurity: Second breach
exposes more credit card data |
Infosecurity |
|
A report on a credit card data
breach affecting approximately
92,400 Japanese Citigroup
customers. |
|
8/3/2011 |
South Korea fines Apple $2,855
over location data |
Chicago Tribune |
Reuters |
The Korea Communications
Commission has fined Apple, Inc.
$2,855 for collecting users'
location data without
authorization. |
|
7/18/2011 |
Report: Breach exposes data of
35 million S. Koreans |
Cnet News |
Elinor Mills |
A hacking operation has
compromised the personal
information of approximately 35
million South Koreans who use
the country's largest social
networking site and a major
search engine. |
|
7/15/2011 |
Hong Kong Moves Closer to New
Privacy Amendment |
Inside Privacy |
Shamma Iqbal |
A bill that addresses transfers
of personal data for direct
marketing purposes has been
introduced to Hong Kong's
Legislative Council for final
approval. |
|
7/14/2011 |
South Korean Lawyer Plans
Class-Action Suit Against Apple |
Wall Street Journal |
Evan Ramstad |
A South Korean lawyer who
recently received compensation
from a mobile phone company for
its collection of location data
without consent says that he
will now file a class-action
lawsuit against the company. |
|
7/7/2011 |
Personal data bill to be tabled
in LegCo |
news.gov.hk |
|
A bill addressing the transfer
of personal data for direct
marketing purposes will be
introduced in the Hong Kong
Legislative Council on July 13. |
|
6/21/2011 |
Breach of privacy as students'
details for sale online |
China Daily |
Cao Yin and Zheng Xin |
Personally identifiable
information about elementary and
secondary students is for sale
online, prompting some legal
experts to claim that it is a
breach of privacy. |
|
6/20/2011 |
Hong Kong banks sold customer
data: watchdog |
Asia One |
AFP |
Privacy Commissioner for
Personal Data Allan Chiang is
displeased with four banks that
released customers' personal
data to third parties. |
|
6/7/2011 |
Lack of legislation on data
privacy protection worries
investors – JFC |
Manilla Buletin |
Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat |
A report on the Joint Foreign
Chambers and the business
processing outsourcing (BPO)
industry's warning that a lack
of data privacy legislation is a
growing concern for prospective
investors. |
|
5/15/2011 |
Korean Law Developments |
bkl.co.kr |
|
On March 29, Korea passed the
Personal Information Protection
Act (PIPA), which will go into
effect September 30. |
|
5/10/2011 |
[WorldITShow] Current
developments in Asian data
privacy frameworks |
Korea Times |
Fumio Shimpo |
An overview of Japan's data
privacy frameworks, including
the guidelines currently used by
the country. |
|
4/26/2011 |
Japan May Hold Individual
Employees Liable for Violations
of Data Protection Law |
Hunton & Williams |
Hunton & Williams |
Japanese officials plan to
extend liability to individual
employees under the Personal
Information Protection Act. |
|
4/21/2011 |
China's new body scanner debuts,
promises privacy |
xinhuanet.com |
An |
The debut of a new body scanner
that quickly detects nonmetal
objects "while better protecting
privacy." Using anti-scattering
X-ray technology, the new
scanners can detect prohibited
objects like ceramic knives,
explosives, drugs, plastic
weapons and liquid bombs. |
|
4/10/2011 |
South Korea watchdog probes
Hyundai Capital data breach |
Reuters |
Ju-Min Park |
South Korea's Financial
Supervisory Service has launched
an investigation into a car
manufacturer's consumer finance
unit. |
|
4/8/2011 |
Taiwan to issue data privacy
protection mark |
Focus Taiwan |
Lin Shu-yuan and Christie Chen |
Taiwan's government has
established a system to protect
online consumers. |
|
3/30/2011 |
Patient data need protection |
Bangkok Post |
|
A recent report by Integrating
the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
found that the increasing use of
networked medical devices puts
patient data at greater risk. |
|
3/18/2011 |
China Issues New Measures to
Protect Credit Card Holders |
Hunton & Williams |
Hunton & Williams |
A report on new measures passed
in January by the China Banking
Regulatory Commission, the first
regulations aimed at protecting
credit card business in China
and including provisions on
personal information. |
|
3/8/2011 |
PM: Emails, SMSes did not
violate privacy rules |
Sun Daily |
Husna Yusop |
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk
Seri Najib Abdul Razak says he
did not violate people's
personal privacy or the data
protection law when he sent
Chinese New Year messages to
citizens. |
|
3/3/2011 |
Beijing to monitor real-time
traffic through mobile platform |
FutureGov |
Jianngon Li |
An expert panel has approved
plans to collect real-time
location data on 17 million
China Mobile subscribers to help
resolve Beijing's traffic
problems. |
|
2/19/2011 |
The significance of data
protection in Korea |
Joongang Daily |
Joni Sham |
A report on a new version of the
Data Protection Act currently
before the Korean National
Assembly and experts' calls for
the reforms. |
|
2/18/2011 |
Probe launched into data loss |
news.gov.hk |
|
An occupational therapist at
Kwai Chung Hospital lost her
personal USB flash drive that
contained the medical records
and reports of 59 patients. |
|
2/14/2011 |
Data privacy bill hurdles 2nd
reading |
NewsBytes |
|
The Philippines House of
Representatives last week passed
a second reading of the proposed
Data Privacy Act, which aims to
set regulations for the
processing of personal
information. |
|
2/3/2011 |
Guest Analysis: Protecting
Personal Data in Hong Kong |
Reuters |
Angela Wang |
The Octopus Holdings Ltd.
privacy breach has incited
widespread public concerns about
companies' and financial
institutions' handling of
customers' personal data. |
|
2/2/2011 |
Natl ID system eyed for 2015 /
Multiple-use cards would provide
easy access to tax, social
security info |
Daily Yomiuri Online |
Hiroshi Arimitsu |
A report on privacy concerns
about recently announced
government plans for a
comprehensive identification
system to be implemented in
2015. |
|
1/13/2011 |
Octopus leak probe call rejected |
The Standard |
|
Hong Kong legislators have
rejected one lawmaker's call for
the creation of a committee to
probe the Octopus data scandal. |
|
1/6/2011 |
Google Street View 'broke South
Korea privacy law' |
guardian.co.uk |
Josh Halliday |
South Korea's police authority
says Google broke the country's
privacy law when it collected
WiFi data with its Street View
cars. |
|
1/5/2011 |
Hong Kong Government to Consider
Expansion of Mortgage Database |
Bloomberg |
Stephanie Tong |
Hong Kong's government is
seeking public feedback until
February 8 on a proposed
expansion of a data-sharing
system to include positive and
negative credit history for
homes and properties. |
|
12/19/2010 |
Privacy commissioner asks for
more power |
rthk.hk |
|
Privacy Commissioner Allan
Chiang feels that
privacy-related prosecutions
should be left to his office. |
|
12/15/2010 |
HK$250,000 PR deal sparks anger
with watchdog |
South China Morning Post |
Phyllis Tsang |
Privacy Commissioner Allan
Chiang Yam-wang is facing
criticism for spending up to
HK$250,000 to hire a public
relations firm. |
|
12/12/2010 |
Data privacy measure to bolster
PH's top rank in BPO – Romulo |
INQUIRER.net |
|
The author of data protection
legislation is confident that
its passage will help solidify
the Philippines' position as a
global leader in business
process outsourcing, a sector
that is expected to produce
hundreds of thousands of new
jobs in the region over the next
five years. |
|
12/8/2010 |
Facebook in breach of Korean
privacy laws, says regulator |
Computerworld |
Martyn Williams |
A South Korean regulator has
announced that Facebook has
breached the country's data
privacy laws. |
|
11/30/2010 |
Technology chief seeks early
passage of data privacy bill |
INQUIRER.net |
Katherine Evangelista |
The Commission on Information
and Communications Technology
(CICT) chairman is optimistic
that legislators will pass the
Philippine Data Privacy Act
before the Christmas recess. |
|
11/17/2010 |
Privacy chief wants
'do-not-call' register |
South China Morning Post |
Phyllis Tsang |
Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner
for Personal Data Allan Chiang
Yam-wang has recommended the
creation of a do-not-call
register and a law requiring
telemarketers to make known to
recipients the source of their
personal information. |
|
11/10/2010 |
Call for legal body |
Bangkok Post |
|
While Thailand's lower house
considers a Data Protection Act
draft, Surankana Wayuparb of the
Electronic Transaction
Commission suggests that an
independent commission is needed
to protect citizens' privacy
rights. |
|
11/1/2010 |
China census challenged by
citizens' rising sense of
privacy |
Christian Science Monitor |
Peter Ford |
The Chinese government is
acknowledging that citizens'
reluctance to offer up personal
information to census takers may
hamper efforts to get an
accurate read on how the country
has changed over the past 10
years. |
|
10/25/2010 |
Direct marketers fear calls over
lost jobs if law bites |
The Standard |
Colleen Lee |
A telemarketer union fears that
tightened privacy protection
laws will lead to more employees
losing their jobs following the
recent firing of 200 workers in
the Octopus Cards personal data
case. |
|
10/18/2010 |
HK's privacy watchdog completes
investigation on Octopus, seeks
tighter law |
People's Daily |
Xinhua |
Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner
for Personal Data Allan Chiang
has found that the city's
leading e-payment operator,
Octopus Holdings, violated data
protection principles when it
sold about two million
customers' personal data to
business partners. |
|
9/29/2010 |
S.Korea raises privacy concerns
on smartphone apps |
Associated Press |
Associated Press |
Seoul prosecutors have charged a
South Korean company with
illegally collecting customers'
personal information via a
smartphone application. |
|
9/10/2010 |
SCMA meets representatives from
direct marketing industry on
protection of personal data
privacy |
Constitutional and Mainland
Affairs Bureau |
Press Release |
The government has expressed its
commitment to protecting
citizens' personal privacy while
not hampering industry at a
meeting with representatives
from the direct marketing
industry. |
|
9/3/2010 |
Billboards That Can See You |
Wall Street Journal |
Daisuke Wakabayashi and Juro
Osawa |
Billboards in Japan are being
replaced with flat-screen
monitors with cameras and
sensors to glean more
information about who is looking
at them. |
|
8/31/2010 |
Banks accused over great privacy
`sellout' |
The Standard |
Lina Leung |
Many local banks have full power
to do what they wish with
personal information provided by
credit card applicants. |
|
8/31/2010 |
Critics put on mute as China
tightens mobile phone rules |
Reuters |
Chris Buckley |
A new rule requiring cell phone
users to register their phone
numbers by showing personal
information is raising privacy
concerns from critics. |
|
8/30/2010 |
Privacy Commissioner discussed
organizations’ collection and
use of personal data for direct
marketing with a political
commentary group |
pcpd.org.hk |
|
Privacy Commissioner for
Personal Data Allan Chiang has
met with representatives of the
political group New Forum to
hear concerns and
recommendations on the
collection and use of personal
data for direct marketing by
organizations. |
|
8/20/2010 |
Tougher privacy law to be tabled |
news.gov.hk |
|
Hong Kong Chief Secretary Henry
Tang says the government is
working with the privacy
commissioner on tougher privacy
legislation that will be tabled
soon. |
|
8/18/2010 |
Telecom operators feel heat over
data |
The Standard |
Dennis Chong |
Three telecom operators are
being investigated over the
improper handling of customer
data. |
|
8/18/2010 |
S'pore SMBs step up data
protection |
ZDNet |
Tyler Thia |
A reports on Singapore's ongoing
review of its data protection
system, which the government
began four years ago in an
effort to assess suitable
frameworks. |
|
8/3/2010 |
Octopus' scandal may prompt HK's
privacy legislation this fall |
International Business Times |
Amy Wong |
A government official said that
the Hong Kong government will
strengthen privacy protections
following a recent scandal
involving the sale of citizens'
data to third parties. |
|
7/30/2010 |
Octopus Shareholder Criticizes
CEO Prudence Chan Over Private
Data Sales |
Bloomberg |
Fox Hu |
Octopus Holdings' largest
shareholder, MTR Corp., has said
the Octopus board must decide
CEO Prudence Chan's fate after
the company's management of the
sale of nearly two million
customers' personal data put its
reputation at risk. |
|
7/28/2010 |
Hong Kong May Outlaw Sale of
Consumers' Personal Data, Apple
Daily Reports |
Bloomberg |
Stanley James |
Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner
for Personal Data Roderick Woo
Bun has proposed introducing a
law to make it a criminal
offense for companies to sell
customers' personal data. |
|
7/28/2010 |
Postal staff stamp on privacy
chief |
The Standard |
Natalie Wong |
Critics of the newly named
privacy commissioner are
pressing the government to
revoke his appointment. |
|
7/26/2010 |
Octopus Sold Customer Data for
Millions, RTHK Says |
San Francisco Chronicle |
Fox Hu |
Octopus Holdings says it has
been paid HK$44 million since
January 2006 for providing
personal information on its
clients. |
|
7/22/2010 |
Privacy chief to start Octopus
data-sharing probe |
The Standard |
Natalie Wong |
The privacy commissioner will
start an inquiry into Octopus
Holdings sharing customer data
with two insurance companies. |
|
7/19/2010 |
Japan tests billboards that know
your gender, age |
Cnet News |
Leslie Katz |
A consortium of 11 railway
companies has installed 27
facial recognition-enabled
billboards in subway stations
around Tokyo as a one-year pilot
project that will collect data
on passersby. |
|
6/29/2010 |
Personal data protection
commission to function from next
January |
The Star |
Bernama |
A personal data commission will
be created by January of next
year. |
|
6/25/2010 |
Man charged for reading
colleague's emails |
Shanghai Daily |
Jane Chen |
A Shanghai man has been charged
with breaching the e-mail rights
of others after it was
discovered he had improperly
accessed a colleague's e-mail
for more than one year. |
|
6/24/2010 |
New regulations to ensure data
protection |
The Star |
|
The Malaysia Communications and
Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has
clarified its consumer code
governing the sharing of
personal information. |
|
5/17/2010 |
Senators detail Guam Privacy
Protection Act |
KUAM News |
Mindy Aguon |
Lawmakers in Guam have
introduced The Guam Privacy
Protection Act. |
|
5/4/2010 |
Data danger warning for at-risk
old people |
The Standard |
Patsy Moy |
Privacy Commissioner for
Personal Data Roderick Woo Bun
is warning that elderly citizens
are more vulnerable to data
fraud because they are less
aware of the need to protect
their data. |
|
4/22/2010 |
Media associations criticize
personal data protection law |
Taipei Times |
Shelley Shan |
Some media associations are
speaking out against a draft
personal data protection act,
saying it would jeopardize
freedom of the press. |
|
4/5/2010 |
Personal Data Protection Bill
Passed By Dewan Rakyat |
bernama.com |
|
Malaysia's Lower House of
Parliament yesterday passed The
Personal Data Protection Bill. |
|
3/31/2010 |
"Octopus" card enters China,
raises privacy issues - WSJ |
Reuters |
|
Stored-value cards widely used
by Hong Kong residents to pay
for everything from subway rides
to fast food may soon reach
mainland China. |
|
3/22/2010 |
Privacy International to set up
$1m Asian privacy network |
Computer Weekly |
Ian Grant |
The Canadian International
Development Research Centre has
awarded a $1 million contract to
civil rights group Privacy
International for the
establishment of an Asian
privacy monitoring and awareness
regime. |
|
3/3/2010 |
Response to media enquiries on
the statement by the Privacy
Commissioner for Personal Data
issued today |
7th Space |
|
In the wake of his announcement
that he will not seek another
term, the Hong Kong Government
is offering praise for the work
of Privacy Commissioner Roderick
Woo. |
|
2/19/2010 |
Protective measures taken by the
Hospital Authority which enhance
the protection of new born
babies and the accuracy of their
personal data |
pcpd.org.hk |
|
The Privacy Commissioner for
Personal Data has welcomed a
Hospital Authority pilot program
aimed at increasing newborns'
safety. |
|
2/3/2010 |
New body to scrutinise privacy
watchdog |
news.gov.hk |
Administration |
Following the Legislative
Council's recent criticism of
the Office of the Privacy
Commissioner for Personal Data,
a government bureau will now
monitor its performance. |
|
1/29/2010 |
HK Govt: cross-border use of
smart card has no privacy issue |
Computerworld Hong Kong |
Staff |
A top official has stated that
Hong Kong and Shenzhen residents
who use the smart card payment
system when it is introduced
later this year have no reason
to worry about their privacy. |
|
1/25/2010 |
User privacy will be protected:
China Mobile |
CIOL News Reports |
|
China Mobile, China's largest
mobile communications service
provider, is responding to
allegations that it is filtering
subscriber text messages in
search of pornographic content
by assuring the public that
their privacy is safe. |
|
1/13/2010 |
New Chinese Tort Liability Law
Contains Provisions Affecting
Personal Data |
Hunton & Williams Client Alert |
|
A Hunton and Williams
Client Alert
reports that the Chinese
government has enacted a
sweeping tort liability law--the
PRC Tort Liability Law--that
includes provisions specific to
the protection of personal
privacy. |
|
1/13/2010 |
High court stops RFID, tells LTO
to refund fees |
INQUIRER.net |
Norman Bordadora |
The Philippines Supreme Court
this week ordered the country's
Land Transportation Office (LTO)
to halt its plan to require
motor vehicles to be equipped
with radio frequency
identification (RFID) systems. |
|
1/11/2010 |
Statistics Act allows access to
anonymised information on
individuals |
channelnewsasia.com |
Cheryl Lim Mei Ling |
Following a change to its
Statistics Act earlier today,
Singapore's Department of
Statistics will allow
researchers to access data
collected by public agencies
provided the information
contains no personal
identifiers. |
|
1/6/2010 |
Motorists assured on RFID plan |
Manilla Buletin |
JC Bello Ruiz |
In response to privacy concerns
voiced by the Commission on
Human Rights (CHR), the
Philippines Land Transportation
Office (LTO) has moved to assure
motorists in that country that a
new RFID motor vehicle tagging
technology does not have the
capability to allow tracking of
vehicles, and that its staff
will be properly trained in
using the new system. |
|
12/22/2009 |
Cash boost to give watchdog bite |
The Standard |
Scarlett Chaing |
After informing superiors that
his office was losing staff and
unable to perform its mission
under current budget
constraints, the Office of the
Privacy Commissioner for
Personal Data may see an
increase in funds for 2010. |
|
12/16/2009 |
Party-lists question car ID
system before SC |
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
Norman Bordadora |
A petition has been filed before
the Philippines Supreme Court in
opposition to a Land
Transportation Office plan to
equip motor vehicles with radio
frequency identification (RFID)
tags. |
|
12/7/2009 |
Cops carpeted over leaks |
The Standars |
|
Following the disclosure of more
than 100 confidential criminal
and personnel files over the
Internet, 21 members of the Hong
Kong police department have been
disciplined. |
|
11/23/2009 |
Overhaul the privacy law |
Japan Times |
|
The state minister in charge of
consumer affairs has
"rightfully" called for a review
of the Personal Information
Protection Law. |
|
11/20/2009 |
Data exchange between hospitals
will lead to a better quality of
life |
Bangkok Post |
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk |
Some hospitals are exploring the
use of electronic health record
systems while others will begin
pilot systems next year. |
|
11/9/2009 |
EU-CHINA: The international
debate on policy of biometrics
and international data sharing
enlarges to Asia |
Cordis Wire |
Valeria Balestrieri |
The EU-funded initiative known
as RISE (Rising pan-European and
International Awareness on
Biometrics and Security Ethics)
will hold its third annual
meeting in Hong Kong in January
in recognition of the increasing
influence and importance of
China and Asia on the
international debate surrounding
ethics, data sharing and privacy
as they relate to biometrics and
biometric technologies. |
|
11/4/2009 |
SMEs lack cybersecurity
awareness and policies |
The Manilla Bulletin |
Jerry Liao |
According to a new report, the
vast majority of small- and
medium-sized businesses in the
Philippines have inadequate
resources for dealing with
cybersecurity. |
|
11/3/2009 |
Should IP addresses constitute
personal data? |
Computerworld |
Chee Sing Chan |
The Hong Kong government's
review of a national privacy law
is overdue for a review to bring
it in line with current
technologies and risks. |
|
10/26/2009 |
NEDA: LTO's RFID illegal |
The Philippine Star |
Jess Diaz |
The National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA)
said it would be illegal for the
government to mandate the
installation of radio frequency
identification (RFID) technology
in vehicles. |
|
10/12/2009 |
Asia's lawmakers needn't copy
Europe |
ZDNet Asia |
Vivian Yeo |
IBM Chief Privacy Officer
Harriet Pearson, CIPP, in
Singapore for the GovernmentWare
conference, discussed the global
privacy regulation landscape,
the emergence of privacy law in
Asia and attitudes toward
personal privacy. |
|
9/23/2009 |
Gov't can take advantage of
RFIDs in vehicles - Piston |
philstar.com |
Dennis Carcamo |
Government plans to install
radio frequency identification
(RFID) technology in vehicles
has some calling for more
consultation. |
|
9/10/2009 |
Theme park hit for fingerprint
plan on passes |
The Standard |
Nickkita Lau |
Hong Kong officials say the
Ocean Park theme park will need
to justify its use of biometrics
for verifying annual pass
holders' identities. |
|
9/2/2009 |
Slip puts police on spot |
The Standard |
Adele Wong |
The Office of the Privacy
Commissioner for Personal Data
has given police two weeks to
explain how sensitive data wound
up at a Cheung Sha Wan dump. |
|
8/28/2009 |
Views sought on privacy law
review |
news.gov.hk |
|
The Constitutional & Mainland
Affairs Bureau is reviewing the
Personal Data (Privacy)
Ordinance and has launched a
three-month public consultation
to seek feedback on its proposed
changes to the law. |
|
8/11/2009 |
Privacy watchdog fans fire on
drug tests |
The Standard |
Beatrice Siu |
Privacy Commissioner for
Personal Data Roderick Woo Bun
says Hong Kong's Personal Data
(Privacy) Ordinance does not
give parents authority to give
consent on behalf of a minor. |
|
7/28/2009 |
APEC Forum Discusses
International Privacy
Legislation Developments |
Privacy and Information Security
Law Blog |
Hunton & Williams |
During a Data Privacy Subgroup
meeting of the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Forum, members discussed
progress on a number of
privacy-related legislative
fronts. |
|
6/23/2009 |
Customer Database to Get Better
Protection |
The Korea Times |
Kim Tong-Hyung |
A slew of customer information
breaches over the past 18 months
have raised public awareness on
data protection, and the
government has taken note, as
well. |
|
6/23/2009 |
Google Street View does not
violate privacy:
Japan |
The Economic Times |
|
A panel tasked with advising the
Japanese government's Internal
Affairs and Communications
Ministry says that as long as
Google takes certain
precautions, its Street View
feature does not violate the
nation's privacy laws. |
|
6/17/2009 |
Small businesses in S'pore prone
to data loss |
ZDNet Asia |
Sol E. Solomon |
Study results show that small
businesses in Singapore are
prone to data loss. |
|
6/6/2009 |
Rakuten sold online market
users' personal info to vendors |
Mainichi Daily News |
|
The operator of an online
marketplace has been selling
customers' personal information
to vendors. |
|
5/13/2009 |
Google reshoots Japan views
after privacy complaints |
Reuters |
Yoko Kubota |
Google said it would reshoot
photos for the Japanese version
of its Street View service. |
|
5/8/2009 |
New privacy push for HK's public
hospitals |
FutureGov |
Jianngon Li |
Four hundred hospital staff
members attended a seminar on
Tuesday about protecting
patients' personal data. |
|
4/21/2009 |
Who will watch the watchers? |
Taipei Times |
Chiu E-ling and Liu Ching-yi |
Reports have revealed that the
National Police Agency plans to
build "electronic city walls"
throughout Taiwan by installing
surveillance cameras nationwide
over the next five years. |
|
4/17/2009 |
Government to accept postal
replies for census over privacy
concerns |
Mainichi Daily News |
|
The government will start
accepting postal replies for a
national census amid the
public's increased concerns over
privacy infringements through
door-to-door interviews. |
|
4/13/2009 |
Google moves to stymie mandatory
user identity law |
WebProNews |
|
Last month, reports came out
indicating that Google might
have to make YouTube users in
South Korea confirm their real
identities if they wanted to
upload or comment on content. |
|
3/4/2009 |
Nearly half of China's urban
residents "victim to personal
data abuse" |
China View |
|
An 11-month long Chinese Academy
of Social Sciences (CASS) study
has revealed that about 42.5
percent of residents in four
major Chinese cities have
experienced violations of their
personal data. |
|
3/1/2009 |
House committees start
deliberating privacy bill |
GMANews |
|
Two House of Representatives'
committees have begun reviewing
a data protection bill. |
|
2/4/2009 |
Google Street View sparks
concerns in Japan |
The Manichi Daily News |
|
The launch of Google Street View
in a number of Japanese cities,
including Sapporo, Sendai,
Tokyo, Kyoto, Yokohama and
Osaka, has prompted an outcry by
citizens and lawyers who fear
the service, which provides a
ground-level panoramic view of
city streets, may be in
violation of privacy laws. |
|
1/20/2009 |
Singapore's privacy laws to be
reviewed |
Asia One |
|
Singapore's Minister of
Information, Communications and
Arts said at a Parliamentary
session on Monday that a review
of the nation's data protection
regime is ongoing and that an
Inter-Ministry Committee is
looking into developing a data
protection model that can best
address Singapore's privacy
concerns, commercial
requirements and national
interest. |
|
1/19/2009 |
Internet users in Jiangsu face
up to $731 fine for online
privacy breach |
TMT China |
|
A new Jiangsu Province
regulation prohibits Internet
users from revealing the
personal information of others
online. |
|
12/29/2008 |
Zain official in phone privacy
breaches revealed |
Nyasa Times |
|
An executive with Malawian
mobile carrier Zain is accused
of improperly accessing customer
accounts and turning information
over to government officials |
|
12/24/2008 |
Hospital contravenes privacy
rules |
news.gov.hk |
|
According to a government
report, Hong Kong's United
Christian Hospital has been
found in violation of privacy
law by using USB storage devices
to transport patient data. |
|
12/19/2008 |
Japanese group asks Google to
stop map service |
Reuters |
|
Google's StreetView service has
raised eyebrows on three
continents, so far, and now Asia
can be added to that mix. |
|
12/19/2008 |
PM's text message an 'invasion
of privacy' |
Bangkok Post |
|
Thailand's Foundation for
Consumers says SMS messages sent
to residents by Democratic party
leaders were an invasion of
privacy. |
|
12/14/2008 |
New Juki card to have encrypted
facial image |
Daily Yomiuri Online |
|
An enhanced Basic Residents'
Registration Network (Juki Net)
card will go into effect in
April. |
|
11/24/2008 |
BKEAY HK's Bank of East Asia
says extra measures to be
adopted to protect client data |
TradingMarkets.com |
|
Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia
(BEA) has tightened its privacy
protections after discovering
customers' personal details in
the hands of an unauthorized
party. |
|
11/7/2008 |
Litigation hits GS-Caltex |
The Korea Times |
Park Si-soo |
The nation's second largest oil
refinery is facing another class
action lawsuit for failing to
protect the privacy of millions
of customers. |
|
10/20/2008 |
Japan's sense of privacy
squashes social networking |
FOXNews.com |
|
Cultural characteristics cause
slow adoption of social
networking technologies in
Japan. |
|
10/7/2008 |
Senate must pass IP, data
privacy laws' |
INQUIRER.net |
Lawrence Casiraya |
The Congressional Commission on
Science Engineering and
Technology (COMSTE) has
recommended the Senate merge the
proposed Data Protection Act
with proposed amendments to the
nation's intellectual property
code into one bill. |
|
9/11/2008 |
$35m action plan to plug leaks
of patients' records |
The Standard |
Carol Chung |
The Hospital Authority (HA)
announced plans to spend HK$35
million over the next two years
to better protect patients'
personal data |
|
8/29/2008 |
Cathay wins appeal on crew
medical data |
The Standard |
Patsy Moy |
Two high court judges overturned
the privacy commissioner's
decision in a case against
Cathay Pacific Airways. |
|
8/26/2008 |
Draft amendment seeks better
privacy protection |
China Daily |
Xie Chuanjiao |
A draft amendment to China's
Criminal Law would impose
criminal penalties for the sale
or illegal disclosure of
personal information. |
|
8/25/2008 |
Hong Kong set to review privacy
law |
China View |
Sun Yunlong |
The government of Hong Kong will
begin a review of the Personal
Data (Privacy) Ordinance later
this year. |
|
8/13/2008 |
Gates::
Privacy an 'interesting
challenge' |
ZDNet Asia |
Victoria Ho |
While speaking at the tenth
anniversary of Microsoft
Research Asia, Microsoft
Chairman Bill Gates said that
privacy issues pose "an
interesting software challenge,"
reports
ZDNet Asia. |
|
8/7/2008 |
Beijing Olympics visitors to
come under widespread
surveillance |
Los Angeles Times |
Mark Magnier |
On the eve of the opening
ceremonies, the
Los Angeles
Times
reports on
the surveillance network that
China has established to keep a
close watch on potential
wrongdoers who attend the
Olympic Games. |
|
8/5/2008 |
Internet firms agree to 'code of
conduct' in China |
Cnet News |
Stephanie Condon |
Senators Dick Durbin and Tom
Coburn are reviewing a proposed
"code of conduct" for doing
Internet business in China and
other countries that censor the
Internet |
|
7/29/2008 |
Chinese Authorities Order
Olympic Hotels To Install Spy
Gear |
Information Week |
Thomas Claburn |
The Chinese government will
monitor the Internet activity of
guests staying at foreign-owned
hotels during the Beijing
Olympics. |
|
7/23/2008 |
Web Portals Must Improve Privacy
Protection |
donga.com |
|
A Donga.com
editorial lauds recent
government efforts to better
protect the privacy of citizens'
while online, but says Web
portals must take more
responsibility to this end. The
Korean government recently
revised a law requiring Web
portals, such as Daum, to punish
those who post potentially
libelous comments. |
|
7/22/2008 |
Systematic patients privacy
audit urged |
news.gov.hk |
|
The Hospital Authority (HA) will
set up a dedicated team to
improve patient data security at
all hospitals in the region
based on recommendations made by
Privacy Commissioner Roderick
Woo. |
|
7/12/2008 |
Data Security, Privacy in Asia |
The Seoul Times |
Yuho (Richard) Kim |
South Korean lawyer Yuho Kim
writes on the evolution of
privacy law for the
Seoul Times,
looking at the cultural
differences that influence
perspectives on privacy as well
as the need for Asia, whose
people account for 56.5% of the
world's population and 35.8% of
the world's Internet usage, to
address online privacy concerns. |
|
7/12/2008 |
Data Security, Privacy in Asia |
The Seoul Times |
Yuho (Richard) Kim |
South Korean lawyer Yuho Kim
writes on the evolution of
privacy law for the
Seoul Times,
looking at the cultural
differences that influence
perspectives on privacy as well
as the need for Asia, whose
people account for 56.5% of the
world's population and 35.8% of
the world's Internet usage, to
address online privacy concerns. |
|
6/9/2008 |
SC chief urges passage of
privacy protection law |
INQUIRER.net |
Tetch Torres |
A Supreme Court Chief Justice
wants stricter privacy
protection laws and he's pushing
legislators to pass them. |
|
6/9/2008 |
SC chief urges passage of
privacy protection law |
INQUIRER.net |
Tetch Torres |
A Supreme Court Chief Justice
wants stricter privacy
protection laws and he's pushing
legislators to pass them. |
|
6/6/2008 |
Immigration moves to stem tide
of alarming data leaks |
The Standard |
Miranda Shek |
Hong Kong's Immigration
Department has signed a joint
agreement with the Privacy
Commission to better protect
personal data. The agreement
prohibits immigration officers
from taking documents containing
personal information out of the
office, and provides other
privacy-assurance measures. |
|
6/6/2008 |
Immigration moves to stem tide
of alarming data leaks |
The Standard |
Miranda Shek |
Hong Kong's Immigration
Department has signed a joint
agreement with the Privacy
Commission to better protect
personal data. The agreement
prohibits immigration officers
from taking documents containing
personal information out of the
office, and provides other
privacy-assurance measures. |
|
5/16/2008 |
Privacy official jailed for
fiddling expenses
|
The Standard |
Damon Pang |
The former deputy privacy
commissioner of Hong
Kong, Anthony Lam Wing-hong, was
sentenced to nine months in jail
yesterday for what District
Court Judge Patrick Li Hon-leung
called "a deliberate act of
greed," says a report in
The Standard. |
|
5/16/2008 |
Privacy official jailed for
fiddling expenses
|
The Standard |
Damon Pang |
The former deputy privacy
commissioner of Hong
Kong, Anthony Lam Wing-hong, was
sentenced to nine months in jail
yesterday for what District
Court Judge Patrick Li Hon-leung
called "a deliberate act of
greed," says a report in
The Standard. |
|
5/12/2008 |
PASMO Card Services: Ensuring
Japanese Kids Don't Play Hooky |
Gearlog |
Mariella Moon |
An RFID-enabled smart card used
in Japan to pay for train travel
is being used to track the
whereabouts of school children.
The card, known as PASMO, is
also being used to pay for meals
in school cafeterias, and the
card's maker says plans are
underway to provide parents and
guardians a means of tracking
the children based on their use
of the card, whether in school
or within the rail system. |
|
5/12/2008 |
PASMO Card Services: Ensuring
Japanese Kids Don't Play Hooky |
Gearlog |
Mariella Moon |
An RFID-enabled smart card used
in Japan to pay for train travel
is being used to track the
whereabouts of school children.
The card, known as PASMO, is
also being used to pay for meals
in school cafeterias, and the
card's maker says plans are
underway to provide parents and
guardians a means of tracking
the children based on their use
of the card, whether in school
or within the rail system. |
|
5/10/2008 |
Privacy Law Revision Urged |
news.gov.hk |
|
Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner
for Personal Data, Roderick Woo,
is urging the government to
revise the Personal Data
(Privacy) Ordinance. |
|
5/10/2008 |
Privacy Law Revision Urged |
news.gov.hk |
|
Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner
for Personal Data, Roderick Woo,
is urging the government to
revise the Personal Data
(Privacy) Ordinance. |
|
5/7/2008 |
Crime Server - Found with
thousands of bank customer
records |
Bank Info Security |
Linda McGlasson |
Customer data of more than 40
major international financial
institutions has been
compromised in what one official
describes as "the tip of the
cybercrime iceberg," says a
Bank Info
Security
report. |
|
5/7/2008 |
Crime Server - Found with
thousands of bank customer
records |
Bank Info Security |
Linda McGlasson |
Customer data of more than 40
major international financial
institutions has been
compromised in what one official
describes as "the tip of the
cybercrime iceberg," says a
Bank Info
Security
report. |
|
4/24/2008 |
Obviously dishonest' official
faces jail |
The Standard |
Carol Chung |
The former deputy privacy
commissioner of Hong Kong who
has been under investigation by
the Independent Commission
Against Corruption since August
2005 was yesterday convicted of
claiming more than HK$100,000 in
unauthorized travel expenses. |
|
4/24/2008 |
Obviously dishonest' official
faces jail |
The Standard |
Carol Chung |
The former deputy privacy
commissioner of Hong Kong who
has been under investigation by
the Independent Commission
Against Corruption since August
2005 was yesterday convicted of
claiming more than HK$100,000 in
unauthorized travel expenses. |
|
4/14/2008 |
IT Secrot Presses For Data
Privacy and Security Law |
The Manila Times |
Ike Suarez |
According to a recent survey
conducted by the Philippine Data
Privacy Technical Working Group,
nearly 80 percent of the
Philippine's IT sector wants
more government attention
towards data privacy and
security. |
|
4/14/2008 |
IT Secrot Presses For Data
Privacy and Security Law |
The Manila Times |
Ike Suarez |
According to a recent survey
conducted by the Philippine Data
Privacy Technical Working Group,
nearly 80 percent of the
Philippine's IT sector wants
more government attention
towards data privacy and
security. |
|
4/8/2008 |
Japan firms to start information
security rating body |
Reuters |
Kiyoshi Takenaka |
A series of recent security
breaches among Japanese firms
has prompted several of that
nation's businesses to
collaborate on developing the
world's first information
security ratings agency. |
|
4/8/2008 |
Japan firms to start information
security rating body |
Reuters |
Kiyoshi Takenaka |
A series of recent security
breaches among Japanese firms
has prompted several of that
nation's businesses to
collaborate on developing the
world's first information
security ratings agency. |
|
4/2/2008 |
Privacy issues plague e-commerce
in VN |
VietnamNet |
|
Privacy is a major concern as
Vietnam looks to bolster
e-commerce. A recent survey by
the nation's Ministry of Trade
and Industry (MOTI) revealed
that although 63 percent of
businesses believe the ability
to conduct |
|
4/2/2008 |
Privacy issues plague e-commerce
in VN |
VietnamNet |
|
Privacy is a major concern as
Vietnam looks to bolster
e-commerce. A recent survey by
the nation's Ministry of Trade
and Industry (MOTI) revealed
that although 63 percent of
businesses believe the ability
to conduct |
|
3/28/2008 |
Police Plan to Install GPS in
All Cell Phones |
chosun.com |
Arirang News |
The recent discovery of the
remains of two children who were
kidnapped and murdered late last
year has prompted a plan from
the South Korea National Police
Agency to install Global
Positioning System (GPS) on all
cell phones nationwide |
|
3/28/2008 |
Police Plan to Install GPS in
All Cell Phones |
chosun.com |
Arirang News |
The recent discovery of the
remains of two children who were
kidnapped and murdered late last
year has prompted a plan from
the South Korea National Police
Agency to install Global
Positioning System (GPS) on all
cell phones nationwide |
|
3/24/2008 |
Gov't, private sector revives
push for data privacy bill |
INQUIRER.net |
Erwin Oliva |
Officials from the Philippines
Commission on Information and
Communications Technology (CICT)
met to create a technical
working group designed to help
revive the nation's pending
bills on data privacy. The group
comprises governmental officials
and industry stakeholders who
will work to improve existing
privacy proposals before the
Senate and House of
Representatives. |
|
3/24/2008 |
Gov't, private sector revives
push for data privacy bill |
INQUIRER.net |
Erwin Oliva |
Officials from the Philippines
Commission on Information and
Communications Technology (CICT)
met to create a technical
working group designed to help
revive the nation's pending
bills on data privacy. The group
comprises governmental officials
and industry stakeholders who
will work to improve existing
privacy proposals before the
Senate and House of
Representatives. |
|
3/7/2008 |
Juki Net not against the
Constitution |
The Japan Times |
Kyodo News |
In Japan, a lawsuit filed
against Juki Net, the country's
national identification system,
over allegations that the type
of data collected and stored
within the system's database did
not meet the court's criteria
for confidential information,
has been decided. |
|
2/20/2008 |
HK Privacy Commissioner Says Law
Reforms Needed |
The Standard |
Bonnie Chen |
e-commerce will increase their
competitive edge, only 25
percent of Vietnam Web sites
take measures to protect
customers' privacy. |
|
2/20/2008 |
HK Privacy Commissioner Says Law
Reforms Needed |
The Standard |
Bonnie Chen |
e-commerce will increase their
competitive edge, only 25
percent of Vietnam Web sites
take measures to protect
customers' privacy. |
|
1/29/2008 |
Privacy Commissioner Urges Risk
Assessments |
SC Magazine |
Negar Salek |
Karen Curtis, Australia's
privacy commissioner, is urging
all government and private
organizations to conduct
immediate privacy risk
assessments to determine if the
kinds of data stored on
computers requires encryption
and other protections under the
country's Privacy Act. |
|
1/29/2008 |
Privacy Commissioner Urges Risk
Assessments |
SC Magazine |
Negar Salek |
Karen Curtis, Australia's
privacy commissioner, is urging
all government and private
organizations to conduct
immediate privacy risk
assessments to determine if the
kinds of data stored on
computers requires encryption
and other protections under the
country's Privacy Act. |
|
11/6/2007 |
Data Protection Bill Progresses
Toward Adoption |
The Star |
|
An official tells
The Star
that the Personal Data
Protection Act is scheduled to
be tabled in Parliament by the
end of this year or early in
2008. |
|
11/6/2007 |
Data Protection Bill Progresses
Toward Adoption |
The Star |
|
An official tells
The Star
that the Personal Data
Protection Act is scheduled to
be tabled in Parliament by the
end of this year or early in
2008. |
|
9/13/2007 |
Singaporeans worry about
high-tech crimes |
ZDNET |
Lynn Tan |
The September 2007 Unisys
Security Index indicates that
Singaporeans are concerned about
financial fraud the most,
followed by identity theft. The
survey found that 83 percent
were extremely or very concerned
about fraudsters obtaining their
credit and debit card numbers. |
|
9/11/2007 |
An opportunity for Wall Street
in China's surveillance boom |
New York Times |
Keith Bradsher |
Ties among Wall Street,
surveillance companies and the
Chinese government are drawing
the attention of some lawmakers. |