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The Asia Data Privacy Team were privileged to attend the IAPP Asia 2025 Privacy Forum and AI Governance Global event. Alongside friends and colleagues – and against the beautiful backdrop of the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Conference Centre – we developed our knowledge on the latest regional developments across privacy and AI. The key theme coming out of the event is that AI is here to stay – and developing a compliance approach, including one which is based off any existing privacy program, is critical to effective and trustworthy use of any technology (including AI). All sessions at the IAPP were invaluable, but we particularly enjoyed the opening session from Denise Wong, Deputy Commissioner of Singapore’s PDPC, and her overview of the Commission’s pragmatic approach to privacy, including the recent launch of a Global AI Assurance Sandbox and adoption guide for Privacy Enhancing Technologies. We appreciated the deep insights taken from presentations on children’s privacy (moderated by Claire Tan Chu Wen at Lenovo) and AI cybersecurity (with excellent input from Jun Chu at Google and Hailun Ying at Roblox in particular). We would be remiss not to mention the wonderful session on South Korea’s new AI law and global AI implementation moderated by our APAC Head of Data Privacy, Scott Warren, in conversation with Sun Hee Kim from Yulchon – participants came away with a clear understanding of how to comply with South Korea’s fascinating new regulations and to implement AI in a global setting. Continue Reading IAPP Singapore Squire Patton Boggs Events – APAC Data Protection: A focus for clients and our firm

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has recently released the much-awaited draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (Rules) for public consultation. These proposed Rules provide important insights into the upcoming implementation of India’s new data protection law, which has been under development for some time.

The enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) marks a significant shift in India’s data privacy landscape, laying the foundation for a comprehensive framework governing the collection, use and management of personal data.Continue Reading The Impact of India’s New Digital Personal Data Protection Rules

Companies in all industries take note: regulators are scrutinizing how companies offer and manage privacy rights requests and looking into the nature of vendor processing in connection with application of those requests. This includes applying the proper verification standards and how cookies are managed. Last month, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) provided…

As we have covered, the public comment period closed on February 19th for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) draft regulations on automated decision-making technology, risk assessments and cybersecurity audits under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “Draft Regulations”).  One comment that has surfaced (the CPPA has yet to publish the comments), in particular, stands out — a letter penned by 14 Assembly Members and four Senators. These legislators essentially charged the CPPA for being over its skis, calling out “the Board’s incorrect interpretation that CPPA is somehow authorized to regulate AI.” Continue Reading CA Legislators Charge That Privacy Agency AI Rulemaking Is Beyond Its Authority

Join Team SPB’s Alan Friel, Julia Jacobson and Kyle Dull for three informative webinars addressing key topics including AI-driven decision-making technologies, the development of terms of service and privacy policies, and best practices for the responsible use of AI and associated risk management.

A limited number of complimentary passes are available to clients for each webinar. For more details on free passes, please reach out to Julia Jacobson.

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Since the Trump 2.0 administration commenced, the U.S. federal government has experienced some major policy shifts. Several Biden-Harris administration era regulations are now eliminated or on a 60-day hold while under review. States and other organizations have filed lawsuits to stay implementation of certain Trump 2.0 initiatives (i.e., the funding freezes, deferred resignation offer, and birthright citizenship, among others).Continue Reading A New Era: Trump 2.0 Highlights for Privacy and AI