Privacy & Data News tagged ASEAN

Privacy & Data 8 min

Malaysia's Under-16 Rules Let Platforms Check Your Age Without Ever Seeing Your ID

Age verification has been in force since 1 June for platforms above eight million users, with penalties to RM10m. MyDigi...

PR

Priya Nair

Pub. 23 Aug

Privacy & Data 8 min

Malaysia Asked Google to Remove 46 Things in Six Months. Three Years Later It Asked for 27,484

We read every ASEAN row in Google's government-removals dataset. Speech-based demands are falling in the countries that...

PR

Priya Nair

Pub. 7 Aug

Privacy & Data 8 min

Malaysia Told Firms an AI Cannot Decide Alone — In Guidance That Is Not Binding

Malaysia issued guidelines on automated decisions, impact assessments and privacy by design on 30 April. They are adviso...

PR

Priya Nair

Pub. 5 Aug

Privacy & Data 7 min

ASEAN's DEFA: The Region's Bet to Harmonise Cross-Border Data Rules Heads Toward a 2026 Signing

ASEAN reached 'substantial conclusion' on its Digital Economy Framework Agreement in late 2025 and aims to sign it in 20...

PR

Priya Nair

Pub. 17 Jun