Does GDPR impose a conflict with Indian Jurisdiction?

Privacy protection regime has been aggressively pursued by EU for a long time.  GDPR is an extension of this aggression where the penalties proposed are threatening. Hence though the principles of privacy protection envisaged under GDPR is commendable, there is discomfort on the attempt to impose extraordinary penalties. The global community is worried that the …

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GDPR Risk.. Shareholders and Auditors may question the management. Are you ready?

Indian IT industry has a high stake in the outsourced business from US and EU, UK markets. A good part of this outsourced business involves processing of “Personal Data” of data subjects of the respective country. As regards US, India has many processors who process health data and are accustomed to complying with HIPAA and …

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RE-Identification could be an offence in Australia

An amendment bill has been tabled in Australia to amend the Privacy Act 1988 to prohibit conduct related to the re-identification of de-identified personal information published or released by Government entities. (See Details here) According to the provisions of the amendment, when an agency is entrusted with de-identified information, they shall not act in any …

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