|
Date |
Article Title |
Publication |
Author |
Synopsis |
|
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 |
Chris Crum |
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 |
Lu
Yanan |
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 |
Chen Shasha |
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 |
Jun
Concepcion |
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 |
Associated Press |
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. |