On 17 June 2026, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced the launch of a working group on the illegal distribution of personal information at the 65th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum, held in Hong Kong on 16 and…
On 15 June 2026, Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD). The MoU focuses on personal data protection superviso…
On 23 May 2026, Trade Ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) adopted the joint statement (Suzhou statement) on advancing regional trade integration, resilient supply chains, trade digitalisation, services liberalisation, and coo…
On 18 May 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) published the findings of compliance checks on 60 organisations regarding the impact of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on personal data privacy. The PCPD launch…
On 30 March 2026, the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions was terminated following the conclusion of the World Trade Organisation’s Ministerial Conference, which ended without consensus to extend the measure. The moratorium had …
On 25 March 2026, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) published a sweep report examining children's privacy practices across 876 websites and applications. The inquiry found that, while age assurance use has increased since 2015, 88% of pl…
On 16 March 2026, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data issued an alert cautioning about the privacy and security risks posed by OpenClaw and other agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. It highlighted that, unlike standard AI chatbots, …
On 3 March 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a report on stablecoins, focusing on their use in peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions via unhosted wallets. The report notes that by mid-2025, over 250 stablecoins were in circulation, wi…
On 23 February 2026, 61 Data Protection Authorities, including those from Australia, Spain, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, and the European Data Protection Board, adopted a joint statement raising concerns about Artificial In…
On 15 January 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) announced that it is proactively contacting the organisation responsible for the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok to investigate its potential for generatin…