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PHNOM PENH, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) Cambodia s Ministry of Commerce (MoC), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) have joined hands to boost online commerce as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced more businesses to move online, said a joint press statement on Monday.
Some 125 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are set to gain grants and training in online commerce through a joint investment of 500,000 U.S. dollars, the statement said.
The funds will fuel an innovative six-month incubation and training initiative and small grants program to help SMEs move online, sell online, and, for some, sell to overseas customers through a new online marketplace being developed by the MoC, it said.
Instant Pot
JOHNSTOWN – A Western Pennsylvania woman says she was severely burned by a defectively designed Instant Pot Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker two years ago, and has subsequently sued the device’s manufacturer.
Susan Stayrook of North Cambria filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 7 versus Instant Brands, Inc., of Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
In December 2018, Stayrook says she purchased an “Instant Pot Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker,” which specifically includes the Ultra 3-in-1 Mini component referred to in this suit.
“On or about Dec. 28, 2018, plaintiff suffered serious and substantial burn injuries as the direct and proximate result of the Pressure Cooker’s lid being able to be rotated and opened while the Pressure Cooker was still under pressure, during the normal, directed use of the Pressure Cooker, allowing its scalding hot contents to be forcefully ejected from the Pres
China’s Hyperactive Debates on Personal Data Protection
The draft of China’s first comprehensive law on personal information protection is the culmination of intense public interest in the subject.
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December 18, 2020
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On October 21, 2020, a draft of China’s much-anticipated Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) was released for public comments. Along with the Cybersecurity Law implemented in 2017 and the Data Security Law (a draft of which was also released for public comments in July 2020), the PIPL is regarded as a major milestone in China’s legislative efforts to establish a set of comprehensive regulations around data. Particularly, the PIPL establishes lawful rights around personal information, as it is formulated to “protect personal information rights and interests, standardize personal information handling activities, safeguard the lawful, orderly, and free flow of personal information, and stimulate reasonable use
Snapchat
PITTSBURGH – According to two college students who faced threats to their safety through the social media app Snapchat, the popular tool was designed to protect perpetrators using it to harass innocent people.
Bailey Ziencik and Kelly Ziencik of Westmoreland County and Pascale Wasson of Wellesley, Mass. filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Dec. 4 versus Snap, Inc., of Santa Monica, Calif.
“On or about the late evening of Dec. 18, 2018, near midnight, plaintiff Bailey Ziencik, a consumer, was using the defendant product in a manner for which the defendant product was intended,” the suit says.
“Then, Ziencik received an attempt to communicate via the defendant product from the perpetrator of subsequent threats. The perpetrator tried to induce Ziencik into communication by falsely claiming that they were prior acquaintances. Plaintiff Bailey Ziencik did not initiate communication with the perpetrator.”