APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system (2011) is a “voluntary accountability-based system to facilitate privacy-respecting data flows among APEC economies”. As of August 2016 there are four participating APEC CBPR system economies: USA, Mexico, Japan and Canada. It has four main components: recognition criteria for organisations wishing to become an APEC CBPR system a questionnaire […]
The Internet of Things has created discoverable data repositories not only out of cell phones but many other household items. Smart watches calculate our steps and heart rates, and can contradict a claim of disability or injury. Smart home devices track internal temperature and may contradict a spouse’s claim to have been home on a […]
The Japanese Government has been discussing about extensive reforms in the data protection field. The ongoing topics concern the use of anonymous data, EU adequacy, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules and drones, as well as the establishment of an independent Data protection authority. More information is available at http://www.privacylaws.com…, http://www.hldataprotection.com…, and at http://cacm.acm.org… Follow […]
Tags: DATA PROTECTION, DRONES, INTERNATIONAL DATA PROTECTION
The recent decision of the European Court of Justice in Google Spain SL v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos is a good opportunity to compare the obligation of search engines with reference to the search results in Europe and United States. The ruling of May 13, 2014, holds that all European citizens have a […]
Tags: DATA PROTECTION, INTERNATIONAL DATA PROTECTION, US PRIVACY
The recent decision of the European Court of Justice in Google Spain SL v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos is a good opportunity to compare the obligation of search engines with reference to the search results in Europe and United States. The ruling of May 13, 2014, holds that all European citizens have a “right to […]
APEC Data Privacy Pathfinder (Sept 2007): “established by APEC Ministers to achieve accountable cross-border flow of personal information within the APEC region. This goal is to be achieved by developing and implementing a Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system, consistent with the APEC Privacy Framework which was endorsed by APEC Ministers in 2004″. APEC Privacy Framework (published […]