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Porvorim: Ferreira Slams Online Naming of Traffic Violators, Cites Privacy & Legal Flaws Aldona MLA Carlos Alvares Ferreira has voiced strong criticism against the transport department’s practice of publicly listing traffic violators’ names on a government portal. Speaking on Monday in Porvorim, Ferreira called the move an invasion of privacy and questioned its legality under […]
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Communications Technology has raised red flags about the slow progress in rolling out India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. In its report presented in Parliament on July 24, the Committee questioned the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for not moving fast enough to protect […]
On July 23, 2025, Cambodia introduced a draft law focused on protecting personal data. The announcement took place at a public consultation event at the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel. Once officially approved, the law will take two years to come into full effect. Main Purpose of the Law The law, created by the Ministry of […]
On Monday, July 21, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court put a temporary stop to the DMK’s digital membership campaign named Oraniyil Tamil Nadu. The court issued the stay to address concerns about data privacy in the campaign. The DMK launched this campaign earlier in July to enroll members across Tamil Nadu. The […]
The British Army made a serious mistake by leaking the personal details of about 20,000 Afghans nationals who had applied to move to the UK. The UK government will now relocate nearly 7,000 Afghans to Britain for their safety. The leak exposed names and sensitive data of Afghans who had supported UK forces during operations […]
Sri Lanka Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), under the Central Bank, has signed an agreement with Oman’s National Center for Financial Information (NCFI) to share information about money laundering and terrorist financing. The agreement, signed under Sri Lanka’s Financial Transactions Reporting Act, allows both countries to exchange data about suspicious financial activities, especially those involving international […]
Mumbai, July 10, 2025 – QRC Assurance and Solutions, a global leader in cybersecurity, data privacy, and compliance services, held a major two-day event in Pattaya, Thailand. The event focused on how innovation and collaboration can shape the future of digital trust and security. The event, themed “Insights, Innovations & Interactions Driving the Next Era […]
Tiffany & Co. has confirmed that a data breach has affected some of its customers in South Korea, making it the second such incident involving an LVMH brand after Dior. On May 26, Tiffany Korea sent emails to certain customers. They informed them about a cybersecurity breach involving unauthorized access to a vendor platform used […]
South Korea has fined Chinese e-commerce platform Temu nearly one million dollars for illegally transferring the personal information of Korean users to China and other countries, according to the country’s data protection watchdog. Temu, along with other fast-growing Chinese platforms like Shein and AliExpress, has gained massive popularity across the world by offering a wide […]
Verizon Business has released its 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), showing a big rise in system attacks across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. According to the report, four out of five data breaches in APAC were caused by system intrusions — a major jump from 38% the previous year. This is the 18th year of […]