Japan’s Act on Protection of Personal Information currently in force (“Current APPI”) dates back to 2003. It was originally enacted on May 30, 2003, and came into effect in 2005. Ten years later, the National Diet passed extensive reforms to modernize the Current APPI in September, 2015. Although the Amended Act on Protection of Personal […]
FTC Issues Warning Letters to 28 Companies Claiming Participation in the APEC CBPR System
On July 14, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had issued warning letters to 28 companies regarding their claim of participation in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross Border Privacy Rule (APEC CBPR) system. The APEC CBPR system is a voluntary, enforceable mechanism that certifies a company’s compliance with the principles in […]
FTC Approves Final Order Prohibiting Misrepresentation about Vipvape’s Participation in APEC Cross Border Privacy Program
On June 29, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had approved a final order resolving the complaint against Vipvape, a manufacturer of hand-held vaporizers. The complaint alleged Vipvape misrepresented its practices on the website related to Vipvape’s participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) system when, if fact, Vipvape […]
Support Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2015
Did you know January 28 is Data Privacy Day (DPD)? DPD commemorates Convention 108, the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection, signed on January 28, 1981. DPD began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of the DPD celebrated in Europe. On January, 27, 2014, […]
NIST releases “Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations: Building Effective Assessment Plans.”
On December 12, 2014, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (“NIST”) announced the release of Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 4, Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations: Building Effective Assessment Plans (“SP 800-53A”). SP 800-53A is a companion guideline to Special Publication 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations […]