Singapore Law Watch - Data protection, privacy & security

The presenters will speak about the bank's duty of confidentiality; contractual vs penal aspects of the duty; bank confidentiality vis-a-vis data protection; bank confidentiality regime in Singapore including standard form consent-to-disclosure clauses...

This seminar seeks to challenge the misconceptions and highlight the benefits of cloud and mobility solutions in bringing innovation and improvements in the way law firms deliver legal services to their clients.

Published: 31 May 2016

This executive summary provides steps to adopt for pre- and post-data breaches in light of the Personal Data Protection Commission's enforcement actions against organisations for breaching their data protection obligations

The PDPC also issued the Advisory Guidelines on Enforcement of the Data Protection Provisions that provide guidance on the manner in which the PDPC will interpret the PDPAs provisions relating to enforcement of the Data Protection Provisions...

The Guide aims to help organisations effectively manage individuals requests for access to their personal data in compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). The Guide recommends that organisations should establish clear policies...

Action will be taken against banks which fail to safeguard confidentiality of customer information; Personal Data Protection Commission says it is aware of case.

MAS expects banks to have in place measures to safeguard the confidentiality of customer information, and will not hesitate to take action against banks which fail to do so.

The PDPC revised the Consent Obligation chapter in the Advisory Guidelines on Key Concepts in the Personal Data Protection Act to provide further clarity on the withdrawal of consent requirements...

Section 26 of the Personal Data Protection Act prohibits the transfer of personal data to a country or territory outside of Singapore except in accordance with requirements prescribed under the Act

WhatsApp announced that it would begin sharing data such as users' phone numbers with its parent company.

Questions have been raised on whether WhatsApp has done enough to seek consumers' explicit consent for data sharing.

The first part looks at the main provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, highlighting the changes from the current Data Protection Directive. Part two examines the different possible compliance strategies a non-EU company might adopt...

Published: 29 Sep 2016

While fitness tracker is free, who owns the device and data on it?

Join us to find out: Cyber threats landscape; how hackers exploit vulnerabilities - are law firms spared; how to safeguard your digital devices; measures that lawyers can take to identify potential threats, respond and recover from cyber-attacks.

The EU implemented three key regulations relating to data protection/cybersecurity comprising: the EU General Data Protection Regulations, EU-US Privacy Shield and Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems...

New law will empower MAS to suspend and revoke the licences of credit bureaus that do not safeguard the confidentiality, security and integrity of their customers' credit information.

The Draft Cybersecurity Law contains a series of obligations of businesses operating in the PRC technology sphere, namely, technology equipment restrictions, obligations imposed on network operators and obligations imposed on critical information infra...

Latest Images