Asian Privacy Law

Seminar Programme:

8.45am  Session 1

Global context / North Asia I – China & Hong Kong

Speaking points: The global context of 128 data privacy laws and the EU’s GDPR stimulating developments everywhere; China’s data localisation/export restrictions, and a new privacy Standard; Hong Kong’s stronger principles, but questions over enforcement.

9.45am  Session 2

North Asia II – Japan and Korea

Speaking points: Both Japan and Korea seek EU adequacy; both create exceptions for ‘big data’ and react to EU pressure; EU Press Release suggest Japan is adequate, but many hurdles remain; Japan’s new law closer to global standards, but ; Korean penalties exceed the EU 

10.45am Morning Tea

11:00am  Session 3

ASEAN overview – Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia

Speaking points: Strong enforcement in Singapore; Proposed new GDPR-like laws in Indonesia and Thailand, but how long will they take? Vietnam follows data localisation.

12.00pm   Session 4

India / International agreements and Asia

Speaking points: India’s Puttaswamy case finds constitutional right of privacy, prompts strong draft data privacy law, claimed to be ‘4th way’ (GDPR with Chinese characteristics?); Aadhaar at risk of unconstitutionality; does APEC CBPRs have a future now that the Japanese back door is shut?; the relevance of FTAs and Convention 108

1.00pm   Questions and close

About the Speaker

Professor Graham GREENLEAF AM, is Professor of Law & Information Systems at UNSW Australia, and a co-founder of AustLII. He has 40 years involvement in privacy issues, is Asia-Pacific Editor of Privacy Laws & Business International Report,and author of Asian Data Privacy Laws: Trade and Human Rights Perspectives (OUP, 2014).

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