On April 21, 2022, the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Chinese Taipei published a declaration establishing the Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum.
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APEC Endorses Singapore CBPR Accountability Agent
On July 23, 2019, APEC issued a press release announcing the recent appointment of the Infocomm Media Development Authority as Singapore’s Accountability Agent for the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules and APEC Privacy Recognition for Processors.
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Singapore Joins the APEC CBPR and PRP Systems
On March 6, 2018, Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information announced that Singapore has joined the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-Border Privacy Rules and Privacy Recognition for Processors systems.
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Singapore PDPC Issues Response to Public Feedback Regarding Data Protection Consultation
On February 1, 2018, the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission published its response to feedback collected during a public consultation process conducted in 2017 on alternatives to consent and data breach notification. …
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Singapore Submits Notice of Intent to Join the APEC CBPR and PRP Systems
On July 27, 2017, Singapore submitted its notice of intent to join the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system and the APEC Privacy Recognition for Processors System. Singapore would be the sixth member of the CBPR system, joining Canada, Japan, Mexico, the United States and the newest member, South Korea. …
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American Chamber of Commerce in China Publishes Policy Spotlight Report on Protecting Data Flows between China and the U.S.
On April 14, 2015, the American Chamber of Commerce in China (“AmCham”) published a report, entitled Protecting Data Flows in the US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty (the “Report”). The Report is part of AmCham’s Policy Spotlight Series. While in principle addressed to the U.S. and Chinese teams that are currently negotiating the Bilateral Investment Treaty, the Report has been made public. It thereby provides insight into the emerging issue of data localization for the benefit of a much wider audience.
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Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission Publishes Two Advisory Guidelines and Anticipates Promulgation of PDPA Regulations
On May 16, 2014, the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission published advisory guidelines for the implementation of its Personal Data Protection Act for the telecommunications and real estate industry sectors. The guidelines were published on the same day on which the Commission held its well-attended Personal Data Protection Seminar focusing on international perspectives on data governance. …
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Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission Issues Guidelines
On September 24, 2013, the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission published advisory guidelines to facilitate implementation of the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act.
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Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission Issues Advisory Guidelines
Further to the consultation paper it issued on February 5, 2013, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission has issued two additional papers concerning the guidelines the Commission is empowered to issue under the new data protection law. …
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Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission Publishes Consultation Paper
On February 5, 2013, Singapore’s new data protection agency, the Personal Data Protection Commission, published a consultation paper outlining its positions on issues such as access and correction requests and data transfer restrictions. Comments on the Paper are due by March 19, 2013.
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