Cyber Security Archives

Global: Online child safety

January 11, 2023 by Elizabeth Denham and Ben Allgrove 2 Mins Read

Baker McKenzie and Milltown Partners have jointly produced a report outlining regulatory approaches towards young people’s safety online in different markets around the world, capturing global trends and exploring regional variations. The aim of the ‘Online child safety: an opportunity to get it right’ report is to provide tech companies operating in this space with information on current stakeholder attitudes, an understanding of the direction of policy and regulation travel, and practical advice on how to navigate an often high-stakes issue successfully.

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Global: The Year Ahead | Global Disputes Forecast 2023 Webinar Series

January 11, 2023 by María Antonia Azpeitia, Celeste Ang, Ashish Chugh, George M. Clarke, Jannan Crozier, Elisabeth Dehareng, Krissy Katzenstein, Chiara Giorgia Monga, Jorge S. Narváez-Hasfura, Edward Poulton, Stephen C.M. Ratcliffe, Stephen E. Reynolds, Francesca Richmond, Peter P. Tomczak, Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and Mini vandePol 2 Mins Read

Looking to the year ahead, Baker McKenzie commissioned a survey of 600 senior lawyers across the globe and uncovered that corporations expect more disputes this year, driven by economic uncertainty, global trade shifts and altered business models. Disputes around cybersecurity/data and ESG rank as emerging risk areas, while tax and employment disputes remain a constant consideration for organizations. To help stay abreast of emerging challenges and prepare to navigate the changing disputes landscape, join our experts across the globe in a series of webinars as they unpack findings from our latest report, The Year Ahead: Global Disputes Forecast 2023, and uncover a practical, actionable way forward.

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Argentina: Resolution No. 1/2023 – Public Consultation – Second National Cybersecurity Strategy

January 10, 2023 by Guillermo Cervio, Martin Roth, Valentina Salas and Valentina Biondi Grane 1 Min Read

By means of Resolution No. 1/2023, published in the Official Gazette on 5 January 2023, the Chief of Cabinet Ministers launched the public consultation on the Second National Cybersecurity Strategy. The goal is for all parties interested in cybersecurity and the protection of the digital space to participate, contribute recommendations and share experiences.
The public consultation process will be available for 30 business days from the day following the date of the Resolution’s publication in the Official Gazette, that is, until 16 February 2023.

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Philippines: Deadline for SIM card registration preliminarily set on 28 April 2023

December 28, 2022 by Bienvenido A. Marquez III, Divina Pastora V. Ilas-Panganiban, Reena C. Mitra-Ventanilla and Frederick August I. Jose 4 Mins Read

On 10 October 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act No. 11934, otherwise known as the “Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act”. The primary purpose of the Act is to mandate all public telecommunications entities to require the registration of SIM cards prior to their sale and activation, in an effort to promote accountability and provide law enforcement with an identification tool in resolving crimes .

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Argentina: The Data Protection Authority’s Resolution No. 255/2022 on Genetic Data

December 26, 2022 by Guillermo Cervio, Martin Roth, Valentina Salas and Catalina Beñatena 2 Mins Read

On 16 December 2022, the Data Protection Authority issued Resolution No. 255/2022 (“Resolution”). The Resolution approves the guiding criterion on the processing of genetic data, which is mandatory for those who are subject to the Personal Data Protection Law No. 25,326.

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EMEA: Deciphering Digital Transformation for Industrials

December 26, 2022 by Florian Tannen, Dr. Claire Dietz-Polte LL.M., Raffaele Giarda and Andrea Mezzetti 1 Min Read

Our upcoming “Deciphering Digital Transformation for Industrials” seminar on 14 February 2023 provides an opportunity to hear directly from Baker McKenzie’s digital transformation specialists and industrial leaders on their experience implementing digital change and insights on what risks to avoid for a successful transition.

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Global: Crypto Boot Camp 2022

This virtual seminar series provides insights on how the regulatory landscape is changing and discuss the future of crypto within the financial services sector. Recordings of the following sessions are now available — The Crypto Ecosystem; Integrating Crypto into Established Financial Services (Part 1: Funds and Listings and Part 2: Practical Considerations); Crypto Risk: Significant Legal and Regulatory Risks; A Deep Dive into NFTs; and DeFi (Decentralized Finance).

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Malaysia: Review of online content regulation and framework

December 13, 2022 by Kherk Ying Chew and Chun Hau Ng 2 Mins Read

The interim chairman of Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission announced that MCMC is undertaking a review of the current online content regulation and framework. This was shared following recent publication of online content deemed to be harmful to national security and harmony. He also noted that countries in the region such as Indonesia, Singapore and Australia have introduced direct regulatory oversight on social media service providers, holding them to greater accountability and responsibility when managing harmful content.

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Australia: More penalties and more powers under the new Privacy Act amendments

December 8, 2022 by Anne-Marie Allgrove, Anne Petterd, Toby Patten, Adrian Lawrence and Caitlin Whale 9 Mins Read

The Australian Federal Government has passed major changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) in the form of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022.

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Argentina: Data protection authority enables registration of foreigners responsible for personal databases

December 8, 2022 by Guillermo Cervio, Martin Roth and Valentina Salas 2 Mins Read

On 29 November 2022, the Agency for Access to Public Information incorporated an online registration form to enable foreign individuals and legal entities that are not established in Argentina but that process personal data of Argentine citizens to register as “responsible for personal databases.”