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As concerns about worker data privacy have grown across Latin America, so has the definition of "worker"; past, current, and potential employees and contractors may now be covered by a country's labor, employment and data-security regulations.

May consent be used as a legal basis for processing worker information.

The Georgian Parliament should reject draft legislation undermining the independent functioning of the State Inspector’s Service, The Council of Europe Commissioner for human rights, Dunja mijatović stated. “I call on the Georgian Parliament to refrain from adopting, in an expedited manner and without proper consultation with the relevant stakeholders, the draft law aiming at the abolition of the State Inspector’s Service which is an independent institution responsible for personal data p...

Back in 2015, Techdirt wrote about a government project in China that involves "citizen scores," a rating system that will...

Data controllers may have a year from that date, during which time they must modify their arrangements to ensure compliance.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently released its response to the UK government consultation, ‘Data: A new direction’. The consultation was conducted by the Department...

The Information Commissioner’s Office ICO recently released its response to the UK government consultation, Data: A new direction. It is the United Kingdom’s regulatory body established to uphold information rights in the public interest.

Effective Date: July 22, 2020  

Mastering the cyberspace has been considered one of the most urgent and important tasks for Vietnam to protect national sovereignty amid the challenges from cyber security.

Accountability of the state in protecting our privacy continues to elude us.