The EU GDPR increased privacy protection for individuals with greater punishments since 25 May 2018.
Reactions to the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have been mixed in Thailand, with executives claiming their companies are prepared to handle the additional burden, but third-party observers have expressed scepticism about local firms’ ability to adapt to the regulation and its legality in the country.
More scrutiny than ever is in place on the tech industry, and while high-profile cases like Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance in front of lawmakers garner headlines, there are subtler forces at work. This study from a Norway watchdog group eloquently and painstakingly describes the ways that companies like Facebook and Google push their users towards making choices that negatively affect their own privacy
Mr. Boris Wojtan, GSM Association (GSMA)’s Director of Privacy, urges the Thai Government to consider adding the free flow of cross-border data into the draft of Personal Data Protection Act which is now in process of enforcement.