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Data privacy
![Finding a Fix for Indonesia’s Data Protection Problems Finding a Fix for Indonesia’s Data Protection Problems](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-12-11-142424.jpg)
Finding a Fix for Indonesia’s Data Protection Problems
By Arif Perdana and Saru Arifin
Addressing data breaches and government surveillance misuse requires a balanced approach that respects national security and individual privacy.
![India Passes Data Protection Legislation in Parliament; Critics Fear Privacy Violation India Passes Data Protection Legislation in Parliament; Critics Fear Privacy Violation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-10-004447.jpg)
India Passes Data Protection Legislation in Parliament; Critics Fear Privacy Violation
By Associated Press
The legislation will limit cross-border transfer of data and provide a framework for setting up a data protection authority to ensure compliance from tech companies.
![Former ByteDance Executive Says Chinese Communist Party Tracked Hong Kong Protesters via Data Former ByteDance Executive Says Chinese Communist Party Tracked Hong Kong Protesters via Data](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-21-131838.jpg)
Former ByteDance Executive Says Chinese Communist Party Tracked Hong Kong Protesters via Data
By Zen Soo
Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the U.S., said in a court filing that the company had a “superuser” credential for a committee of CCP members.
![Singapore Strives to Protect Consumer Data Singapore Strives to Protect Consumer Data](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-03-174800.jpg)
Singapore Strives to Protect Consumer Data
By Xue Zhang
Like many governments, Singapore has enacted data privacy laws. But can consumers solely rely on the government or businesses for protection?
![Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the Indo-Pacific Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-01.jpg)
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in the Indo-Pacific
By Jongsoo Lee
An interview with Simon Chesterman.
![China’s Personal Information Protection Law and Its Global Impact China’s Personal Information Protection Law and Its Global Impact](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-01.jpg)
China’s Personal Information Protection Law and Its Global Impact
By Yiming “Ben” Hu
China first dedicated law on personal data protection will have a global impact.
![New Chinese Law Tightens Requirements for Data Privacy New Chinese Law Tightens Requirements for Data Privacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-cyber1.jpg)
New Chinese Law Tightens Requirements for Data Privacy
By Associated Press
The law would impose some of the world’s strictest controls on private sector handling of information about individuals.
![Someone to Watch Over Me: Trusting Surveillance in Singapore’s ‘Smart Nation’ Someone to Watch Over Me: Trusting Surveillance in Singapore’s ‘Smart Nation’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-26-3.jpg)
Someone to Watch Over Me: Trusting Surveillance in Singapore’s ‘Smart Nation’
By Teo Yi-Ling and Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
The TraceTogether controversy shows the need to renegotiate Singapore's social contract on the question of data privacy.
![Singapore Backtracks on COVID-19 Tracking App Privacy Pledge Singapore Backtracks on COVID-19 Tracking App Privacy Pledge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-07-2.jpg)
Singapore Backtracks on COVID-19 Tracking App Privacy Pledge
By Sebastian Strangio
A minister revealed that data gathered by a government contact tracing app could also be used “for the purpose of criminal investigation.”
![Walking the Tightrope: Privacy Risks in India’s Contact Tracing App Walking the Tightrope: Privacy Risks in India’s Contact Tracing App](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-texting-1490691_1920.jpg)
Walking the Tightrope: Privacy Risks in India’s Contact Tracing App
By Mohit Saini and Aakash Mehrotra
Created to fight the spread of COVID-19, India’s contact tracing app raises all kinds of privacy concerns.
![Privacy in the Age of Big Brother: India Privacy in the Age of Big Brother: India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-14.jpg)
Privacy in the Age of Big Brother: India
By Angel L Martínez Cantera
Current legal protections for data and privacy fail to safeguard citizens from the rapid implementation of mass surveillance programs.
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