All posts tagged "personal data"
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411Australia & NZFMA New Zealand Apologises for Privacy Breach
The FMA identified 27 instances where complaints documents were accessed by internet searches through a portal on its website. Of these, 6 contained personal information.
November 9, 2019 -
276ChinaPBOC Privately Solicits Bank Feedback on Customer Data Protection
Draft measures on personal financial data protection have reportedly been issued to some banks as part of the PBOC's consultation process.
October 16, 2019 -
633Asia-PacificSri Lanka Finalises Personal Data Protection Bill
The Bill was modelled after international practices including GDPR. Once ratified, it will be implemented in stages over three years.
October 12, 2019 -
556ChinaTencent, Alibaba Refuse to Share Data to National Credit Database
Tencent Credit and Alibaba’s Sesame Credit hold more customer data than any of their online lending peers, but they are not providing the data to the national credit database.
September 20, 2019 -
813AML / KYCUPDATED – ASIC, Federal Police Dismantle Online Fraud Syndicate
The syndicate is said to have used fraudulently-obtained identities to steal millions of dollars from the superannuation and share trading accounts of innocent victims.
September 18, 2019 -
224UncategorisedPhilippines Moves to End Abusive Practices by Fintech Lenders
A code of ethics and code of conduct have been adopted by members of FinTechAlliance.ph prohibiting the harassment and shaming of delinquent borrowers.
September 18, 2019 -
1.2KAsia-PacificUncovering the Terms and Conditions for Technology
Legislators and industry leaders need to work together to ensure the benefits of innovation do not come at the cost of fairness, choice, and privacy, says Zilliqa co-founder Max Kantelia.
August 27, 2019 -
461Australia & NZNAB Notifies 13,000 Customers of Data Breach
Australia's fourth largest bank says the personal data uploaded to servers without authorisation was not copied or further disclosed, and has since been deleted.
July 29, 2019 -
468EnforcementEquifax to Pay Up to $700m to US Authorities for 2017 Data Breach
The penalty amounts allocated to the consumer compensation fund represent less than 3 US dollars for each of the estimated 147 million consumers who had their data stolen in 2017.
July 24, 2019 -
1.2KAustralia & NZAustralia: Consumer Data Right Legislation Could Delay Open Banking
The Consumer Data Right Bill is needed for banks to be able to transfer their customers' personal data to another institution, a cornerstone of the open banking initiative.
July 5, 2019
