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Summary There is not a single comprehensive data protection law in Vietnam. Instead, regulations on data protection and privacy can be found in various legal instruments. Source: DLA Piper Download here: Data-Protection-Vietnam

The Government has recently required the intensification of response to cyberinformation security threats so as to build digital trust and protect the country’s prosperous development in the digital era, thus contributing to successfully completing the national digital transformation. Under Directive 18 dated October 13, the Prime Minister requests ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, chairpersons of […]

Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) has hit Amazon with a record-breaking €746 million ($887 million) GDPR fine over the way it uses customer data for targeted advertising purposes. Amazon disclosed the ruling in an SEC filing on Friday in which it slammed the decision as baseless and added that it intended to defend itself “vigorously in this […]

HÀ NỘI — Policies and orientations on attracting foreign investment, especially from South Korean businesses, was spotlighted at a conference in the capital city on Tuesday. Hosted by Việt Nam News, the forum lured the participation of more than 30 Vietnamese and South Korean companies. General director of Vietnam News Agency Vũ Việt Trang said Việt […]

HÀ NỘI – On April 17, the Government released a new Decree on Personal Data Protection, outlining measures and conditions to safeguard personal data. Effective July 1, 2023, the decree stipulates that protecting personal data falls on organisations and individuals involved in processing such data. These entities must implement management and technical measures to ensure compliance. […]

The incident responders investigating how hackers carried out a complex supply-chain attack targeting enterprise phone provider 3CX say the company was compromised by another supply chain attack. 3CX, which develops a software-based phone system used by over 600,000 organizations worldwide with more than 12 million active daily users, worked with cybersecurity company Mandiant to investigate the incident. In its report […]

A record-breaking fine for Facebook for violating GDPR Facebook has just been fined an astronomical 1.2 billion Euro – the biggest fine ever to be issued under GDPR. The decision was made by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission on the basis that Facebook has been transferring user data from the EU to the US without proper […]