Finding a Fix for Indonesia’s Data Protection Problems

Finding a Fix for Indonesia’s Data Protection Problems

The increasing incidence of data breaches across government and private sectors in Indonesia has underscored the need for stringent data protection protocols.  In 2022, more than 21,000 companies in Indonesia experienced data breaches. The incidents affected critical sectors, including healthcare, finance, e-commerce and utilities, and highlighted widespread cybersecurity challenges for the country’s business operations. In … Read more

India Passes Data Protection Legislation in Parliament; Critics Fear Privacy Violation

India Passes Data Protection Legislation in Parliament; Critics Fear Privacy Violation

The Pulse | Security | South Asia The legislation will limit cross-border transfer of data and provide a framework for setting up a data protection authority to ensure compliance from tech companies. Advertisement Indian lawmakers Wednesday approved a data protection legislation that “seeks to better regulate big tech firms and penalize companies for data breaches” as several groups expressed … Read more

Former ByteDance Executive Says Chinese Communist Party Tracked Hong Kong Protesters via Data

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Advertisement A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the United States, … Read more