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Data Protection Day – Key developments and trends for 2023

January 26, 2023 by Benjamin Slinn, Vinod Bange, Dr Lukas Feiler, Alissa Forstner, Liz Grimwood-Taylor, Anne-Marie Allgrove, Anne Petterd, Caitlin Whale, Adrian Lawrence, Toby Patten, Guillermo José Cervio, Valentina Salas, Valentina Biondi Grane, Elisabeth Dehareng, Caroline Serbanescu, Flavia Rebello, Theo Ling, Conrad Flaczyk, Nadia Rauf, Carolina Pardo, Magalie Dansac Le Clerc, Yann Padova, Florian Tannen, Dr Michaela Nebel, Prof. Dr. Michael Schmidl, Jiří Čermák, Milena Hoffmanová, Lenka Bešťáková, Francesca Gaudino, Yuki Kondo, Daisuke Tatsuno, Kensaku Takase, Dr. Csaba Vári, Marcia Lee, Benjamin Lau, Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia, Carlos Vela-Trevino, Elvia Aragon, Nathalja Doing, Teresa Tovar, Bienvenido A. Marquez III, Frederick August I. Jose, Radoslaw Nozykowski, Patricia Pérez, Peder Oxhammar, William Höglund, Emelie Ageby Svensson, Margarita Kozlov, Johanna Moesch (Mösch), Nadine Charrière, Muriel Binder, Jo-Fan Yu, Dhiraphol Suwanprateep, Pattaraphan Paiboon, Kritiyanee Buranatrevedhya, Thananya Chaikamonsuk, Can Sozer, Yigit Acar, Ecem Elver, Aybuke Gundel, Kellie Blyth, Maher Ghalloussi, Alex Toh, Ken Chia, Cristina Messerschmidt, Rachel Ehlers, Cynthia Cole, Brian Hengesbaugh, Stephen Reynolds, Nick Merker, Harry Valetk, Lothar Determann, Jonathan Tam, Helena Engfeldt, Maria Eugenia Salazar-Furiati, Manh Hung Tran and Jacqueline Wong 102 Mins Read

28 January 2023 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2023, Baker McKenzie’s Global Data Privacy and Security Team is pleased to present this special edition update of key data protection and privacy developments and trends across the globe, as well summarising future legislative changes, predictions, and enforcement priorities to look out for during 2023.…

In Technology, Media & Telecoms

Another great step towards e-government

September 12, 2022 by Nont Horayangura and Chalermrat Chandranee 4 Mins Read

To enhance the efficiency of services provided by the government sector through electronic means, the Draft Electronic Performance of Administrative Functions Act B.E. …. (“Draft EAA”) has recently been approved by the Thai Parliament. The Draft EAA, which is currently pending publication in the Royal Gazette, aims to facilitate the performance of state agencies via electronic methods as the main approach. To whom will the Draft EAA apply? All state agencies, including ministries and departments,…

In Data Privacy

Thailand: Establishment of the Personal Data Protection Committee

February 3, 2022 by Nont Horayangura 2 Mins Read

After almost 3 years since the announcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has finally been announced by the Thai government. The PDPC will be made up of 10 commissioners – one chairman and nine experts from a range of different fields. The PDPC will set about planning the promotion and protection of personal data, prescribing guidelines/measures, and issuing various rules, codes and sub-regulations, among others. The Ministry…

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Data Portability – Growing Adoption in APAC?

February 23, 2020 by Anne Petterd and Liz Grimwood-Taylor 6 Mins Read

The concept of data portability has been of increasing interest in APAC countries. This is partly influenced by data portability provisions in the GDPR. However, scoping and implementing data portability rights in practice is proving challenging. Here is a snapshot of differing and developing approaches.In Thailand, the right to data portability has been incorporated into the new Personal Data Protection Act, which will come into effect in May 2020. In India, the right to data…