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INNOVATIONS in the last decade such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) have revolutionized industries, creating new avenues for productivity, growth and insight generation. While this is great news for both individuals and corporations alike and paves for transformative breakthroughs, it has also expanded the needs and challenges of safeguarding data privacy.
THE genesis of Straits Interactive began when a managing director of a real estate company sought help to comply with Singapore's impending Do-Not-Call (DNC) Registry rules back in 2013.
Southeast Asia can expect to see more specific privacy breaches attributed to continued pandemic conditions this year, according to the Data Protection Excellence (DPEX) Centre, the learning and research arm of Singapore-based Straits Interactive.
A recent report forecasted five key trends for data protection in ASEAN this year following the emergence of new covid variance.
The digitization trend spurred by the global pandemic continued to drive the demand for data protection officers (DPOs) among companies in Asia, a research firm said. In its annual survey of data protection-related jobs available in Singapore, the Data Protection Excellence (DPEX) Centre said it found a 54 percent year-on-year…