Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed into law the Data Privacy Act of 2012, which is modeled after the EU Data Protection Directive and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Privacy Framework. The Act contains provisions that govern the processing of personal information, the rights of data subjects (e.g., notice, access, and data portability), and the security of personal information (which includes a breach notification requirement).
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Blogging from IAPP London: BCRs Key to Accountability and Interoperability
Are BCRs the key to global interoperability? Some think so at the IAPP London conference. This post discusses opinions from conference presenters — will BCRs will become more and more popular as corporations implement new accountability measures, or will they fade under the weight of continued bureaucracy?
Cross-Border Data Flows Free from Overly Restrictive Rules Touted by Industry and Government
This blog entry reports on an industry push against “digital protectionism” that can result from overly-restrictive privacy rules, on a speech by a senior US government official promoting enforceable industry codes of conduct, and the APEC cross-border recognition agreement.