On 4 September 2017, the People's Bank of China ("PBOC") and six other government agencies issued the Statement on Preventing the Risks of Fund Raising through Initial Coin Offerings (the "ICO Statement"), declaring that...more
9/26/2017
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Blockchain ,
Capital Raising ,
China ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
People's Bank of China ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency
In this hoganlovells.com Q&A, Hogan Lovells partner Mark Parsons discusses data privacy and cybersecurity trends and the evolution of laws and regulations in the Asia-Pacific region....more
9/14/2017
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Asia Pacific ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Standards
In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hong Kong-based Hogan Lovells partner Mark Parsons talks about the regulatory environment in Asia as it relates to cybersecurity, data privacy, and the Internet of Things (IoT)....more
6/14/2017
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hong Kong ,
Internet of Things ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
Young Lawyers
With the rapid development of technology, there is an increasing trend of intermediaries providing investment services and distributing investment products over the internet. Whilst the Securities and Futures Commission...more
On 19 May 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC“) released a revised draft of its Security Assessment for Personal Information and Important Data Transmitted Outside of the People’s Republic of China Measures...more
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) has issued a paper containing proposals to introduce cyber security guidelines under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (the “SFO”) applicable to internet brokers (the...more
Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Commissioner (the "Commissioner") has issued a Public Consultation Paper (PCP) No. 1/2017 entitled Personal Data Protection (Transfer Of Personal Data To Places Outside Malaysia) Order 2017...more
On 11 April 2017 the Cyberspace Administration of China published a circular calling for comments on its draft Security Assessment for Personal Information and Important Data Transmitted Outside of the People’s Republic of...more
4/21/2017
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Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
MOFCOM ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Telecommunications
2016 was an eventful year in the Asia-Pacific region, as data protection and cyber security issues increasingly feature in the news headlines in the Asia-Pacific region as they do elsewhere, our annual publication, the 2017...more
4/12/2017
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Asia ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
E-Commerce ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hong Kong ,
International Data Transfers ,
PCPD ,
Personal Data ,
Popular
On 4 February 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a draft of the Network Products and Services Security Review Measures (“Draft Measures”) for public comment: the Draft Measures remain open for comments until...more
2/17/2017
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Risk Assessment ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Security Standards ,
Unfair Competition
On 4 February 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued a draft of the Network Products and Services Security Review Measures (“Draft Measures“) for public comment: the Draft Measures remain open for comments until...more
Recent changes to Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information and the establishment of a new Personal Information Protection Commission have raised questions about how the world’s third-largest economy plans to...more