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Two Significant AI Announcements:  Spooky for AI Developers? | Privacy World

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A Guide Comparing EU, China, ASEAN Standard Contracts for Data Transfers | Privacy World

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On May 30th, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) issued details of the format for filing with the government the documentation necessary for the export of Personal Information collected in China.  This guide acts to supplement the requirements set forth in the February 24, 2023 regulations, which came into effect on June 1, 2023 (though there is a 6-month extension allowed for existing data transfers).
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The EU Approach to AI Regulation: Texts That Generative AI  Will Not Come Up With | Privacy World

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On 22 May 2023, the Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) and the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)[1] to cooperate on data protection matters.

Under the MOU, the authorities will provide mutual assistance in investigations pertaining to cross-border data incidents and breaches, and

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Law360 Publishes “CFPB’s Hazy ‘Abuse’ Definition Creates Compliance Questions” Article by Keith Bradley and David Coats | Privacy World

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The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched a public consultation to gather feedback on two sets of proposed rules which it will soon impose on Singapore financial institutions (FIs), with a view to improving existing consumer safeguards, including for such FIs’ digital prospecting and marketing activities. 

What do the proposed rules seek to achieve? 

The

On April 17, 2023, Vietnam issued its long-awaited, first-ever comprehensive data privacy law, Decree No. 13/2023/ND on the Protection of Personal Data (Decree). The Decree will take effect on July 1, 2023, without any transition period. All Vietnamese and foreign businesses located in Vietnam or carrying out data processing activities in Vietnam must comply with the Decree.

The issuance of the Decree follows an extensive and protracted series of public consultations and numerous rounds of review of its proposed text since the release of a first draft in February 2021. The final text of the issued Decree is currently only available in the Vietnamese language.[1]
Continue Reading Vietnam Issues Much-awaited Landmark Data Protection Law

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Singapore Appointed as Deputy Chair of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Body | Privacy World

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On 13 April 2023, Singapore was appointed as the deputy chair of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) Forum’s policymaking body, the Global Forum Assembly.

Co-founded by Singapore and other participants in the APEC CBPR System in April 2022, the forum aims to promote the free flow of data and data protection and privacy globally