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The Hungarian government’s misuse of personal data during the 2022 national elections campaign undermined privacy and further tilted an already uneven playing field in favor of the ruling party, Fidesz.

The 85-page report, “Trapped in a Web: The Exploitation of Personal Data in Hungary’s 2022 Elections,” examines data-driven campaigning in Hungary’s April 3, 2022, elections, which resulted in a fourth consecutive term for Fidesz and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Human Rights Watch found that the government repurposed data it collected from people applying for services to spread Fidesz’s campaign messages. The blurred lines between government and ruling party resources, including data,...

Hungary's right-wing government misused personal data during the campaign for national elections this year, undermining privacy and tipping an already uneven political playing field in favor of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party, Human Rights Watch said in a new report. 

EU governments have tentatively agreed on a $60 a barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil aimed at reducing Moscow's ability to finance its war in Ukraine.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong summarised enforcement trends and plans to further amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. On...

After a long wait and several public discussions, the government of Republic of Indonesia finally enacted the Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data…

Indonesia's new Personal Data Protection Law ("PDP Law") is the country's first comprehensive law to govern personal data protection in both electronic systems and non-electronic systems.

Egypt is steadily moving towards the integration of new technological advancements, among which is AI, in its regulatory and legal framework. For…

The focus on compliance is growing worldwide: whilst once a term that concerned only a sub-set of specialist industries, compliance is now becoming an essential concern for all companies.

Amended data privacy legislation enabled Hong Kong courts to convict doxxing offences, though their ability to enforce cessation notices remains unclear. In October...