JANUARY 2026 ISSUE NO. 297 |
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International - 28th January
would be globally observed as Data Privacy Day, highlighting the
importance of protecting personal information in today's world.
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APAC
- Indian
Ministry of Electronics and IT indicated that compliance timelines under
the data protection law for large technology companies may be shortened.
- Deepfake
Prevention and Criminalization Bill introduced in the Indian
Parliament.
- Amendments
to China’s Cybersecurity Law officially took effect.
- Vietnam’s
Personal Data Protection decree entered into force.
- New
Zealand’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner released a
statement on a data breach of health information management platform.
- Brunei
Darussalam’s Personal Data Protection Order approved and
published in the official Gazette.
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EMEA
- UK’s
Information Commissioner Office unveiled plans to foster
responsible agentic AI.
- Italian data watchdog fined a
multi-utility company EUR 300,000 for data security failures.
- Belgian
Data Protection Authority released its Strategic Plan for the
period 2026-2028.
- Latvia’s
Data Inspectorate released a preventive inspection report on
residential building management services.
- Norway’s
Health Directorate issued updated guidelines recommending
reduced screen use for children and youngsters.
- Datatilsynet, the Danish
Data Protection Authority outlined its supervisory focus areas
for 2026.
- Finnish
Data Protection Ombudsman updated its FAQs on personal data
processing in the context of housing and housing companies.
- Swedish
Privacy Protection Authority published guidance on
privacy-friendly AI training using synthetic data.
- Slovakia’s
Personal Data Protection Office raised concerns over the ongoing
transfer of TikTok user’s personal data to China.
- Turkish Personal Data
Protection Authority announced a data breach in an electricity
distribution company.
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Americas
- The
US - FTC reached a settlement of USD 10 million with an
entertainment company over alleged violations of the Children's Online
Privacy Protection Act.
- Indiana’s
Consumer Data Protection Act formally entered into force.
- Law
on data breach notification took effect in California, requires
organisations to notify breach within 30 days.
- Virginia’s
law on social media platforms, restricting addictive feeds, became effective.
- Attorney
General of New York secured a USD 500,000 settlement with a
healthcare provider for failures in safeguarding patient data.
- Consumer
data privacy legislation entered into force in Kentucky.
- Ecuador’s
Data Protection Superintendency adopted the Institutional
Regulatory Plan for 2026.
- Rhode
Island’s Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act became effective.
- Illinois
bill limiting predictive data analytics in hiring and credit took effect
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