What is fintech and the key facts regarding fintech?
8 November, 2023
Information technology made significant strides in the first decade of the twenty-first century, most notably with the rise of the internet. Even you can see how most global industries are modernizing through the use of technology, and the financial sector is no exception to that trend. As the economy developed and social networks began to […]
Vietnam Chapter | 2022 Data Protection Around The World | DLA Piper
8 November, 2023
Summary There is not a single comprehensive data protection law in Vietnam. Instead, regulations on data protection and privacy can be found in various legal instruments. Source: DLA Piper Download here: Data-Protection-Vietnam
Greater attention needed to respond to cyberinformation security threats
8 November, 2023
The Government has recently required the intensification of response to cyberinformation security threats so as to build digital trust and protect the country’s prosperous development in the digital era, thus contributing to successfully completing the national digital transformation. Under Directive 18 dated October 13, the Prime Minister requests ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, chairpersons of […]
EU hits Amazon with record-breaking $887M GDPR fine over data misuse
8 November, 2023
Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) has hit Amazon with a record-breaking €746 million ($887 million) GDPR fine over the way it uses customer data for targeted advertising purposes. Amazon disclosed the ruling in an SEC filing on Friday in which it slammed the decision as baseless and added that it intended to defend itself “vigorously in this […]
Vietnam hopes to attract more capital from South Korea
8 November, 2023
HÀ NỘI — Policies and orientations on attracting foreign investment, especially from South Korean businesses, was spotlighted at a conference in the capital city on Tuesday. Hosted by Việt Nam News, the forum lured the participation of more than 30 Vietnamese and South Korean companies. General director of Vietnam News Agency Vũ Việt Trang said Việt […]
Government issues decree on Personal Data Protection
8 November, 2023
HÀ NỘI – On April 17, the Government released a new Decree on Personal Data Protection, outlining measures and conditions to safeguard personal data. Effective July 1, 2023, the decree stipulates that protecting personal data falls on organisations and individuals involved in processing such data. These entities must implement management and technical measures to ensure compliance. […]
3CX’s supply chain attack was caused by… another supply chain attack
8 November, 2023
The incident responders investigating how hackers carried out a complex supply-chain attack targeting enterprise phone provider 3CX say the company was compromised by another supply chain attack. 3CX, which develops a software-based phone system used by over 600,000 organizations worldwide with more than 12 million active daily users, worked with cybersecurity company Mandiant to investigate the incident. In its report […]
A record-breaking fine for facebook for violating gdpr
8 November, 2023
A record-breaking fine for Facebook for violating GDPR Facebook has just been fined an astronomical 1.2 billion Euro – the biggest fine ever to be issued under GDPR. The decision was made by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission on the basis that Facebook has been transferring user data from the EU to the US without proper […]
How to exercise the right to be forgotten with google?
8 November, 2023
With the current flow of digital information accumulating every second, preserved for all eternity in cyberspace, it is a no-brainer that a lot of people would want to leave some of their personal information unseen. This reality coupled with the fact that Google is one of the most popular, if not the most popular contemporary […]
What are cookies and how to protect your personal data when using cookies?
8 November, 2023
If you are an Internet user, chances are you have seen a number of websites asking you to “Accept cookies” as soon as you enter the website and they require you to accept cookies before you can access the content of the website. If you are not familiar with the concept, you probably wondered what […]