Record French fines for Google, Shein over cookies
France鈥檚 data protection authority on Wednesday issued record fines against search giant Google and fast-fashion platform Shein for failing to respect the law on internet cookies...
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Building rights-based data protection regime
IN AN increasingly digital Bangladesh, the urgency of establishing a comprehensive data protection regime cannot be overstated. Every day, millions of citizens share personal data with government agencies, banks, telecommunication companies, healthcare providers, and private online platforms. This information ranges from national identity card details to financial...
Call for efforts, policy on data protection for marine spatial plan
Speakers, including public officials, at a workshop on Tuesday emphasised the need for coordinated efforts of all relevant authorities to map and use marine resources...
Commission for data protection a timely demand
THIS is assuring that the government plans an independent commission to protect citizens鈥� data on digital platforms. An Information and Communication Technology Division policy adviser at the launch of a European Union-supported initiative for an effective e-governance and digital public services on January 27 said that the government鈥檚 plan for the...
Experts urge for legal framework to boost tech-driven investments
Experts on Monday called for enabling legal framework and enforcement practices in relation to data protection and intellectual property rights to foster technology-driven investments...
Dutch hit Uber with huge fine over driver data
The Dutch data protection watchdog said Monday it hit ride-hailing app Uber with a 290-million-euro ($324 million) fine over the transfer of personal data of European drivers to US servers...
Police units trading in personal data is unpardonable crime
PERSONAL data protection is certainly in a mess as two wings of the police 鈥� the Anti-Terrorism Unit and Rapid Action Battalion 6 鈥� are reported to have sold personal data 鈥� including the national identity card details, call records and subscriber鈥檚 identity module data..
Govt must set up independent body on personal data protection
THE debate about the personal data protection law and the demand for the institution of an independent commission for data protection have come up again when Transparency International Bangladesh...
Independent commission demanded
The Transparency International Bangladesh and ARTICLE 19 on Sunday demanded the formation of an independent data protection commission to ensure...