Jurisdictional comparison Flashcards
What are the different consent obligations in Singapore
Organisation can only collect, use or disclose personal data for purposes for which an individual has given his or her consent.
- Can be in verbal or written form.
If verbal consent given, give written acknowledgement.
- DNC
What are the different consent obligations in HK
- Consent needed in relation to direct marketing
- If verbal, written confirmation needed in 14 days
- Consent needed if online tracking info related to personal data and is collected for direct marketing purposes
What are the consent obligations in India
A business cannot collect SPDI unless it obtains the prior consent of the provider of the info.
Consent has to be provided by letter, fax or email
No specific legislation that governs online direct marketing. However general practice to allow opt in/ opt out
What are the notification obligations in Singapore
Notify ind of purposes before collection, use or disclosure
What are the notification obligations in HK
PICS - Informed of purpose for which data is to be used and classes of person to whom the data may be transferred
What are the notification obligations in India
Provider of info should be made aware that info is being collected, purpose of use, recipients, name of collection agency
Prior consent required for disclosure to any party other than gov
What are the access obligations in SG?
Must upon request provide individual with his data in the possession or within the control of the organisation and information about the ways in which the personal days has been or may have been used or disclosed during the past one year
What are the access obligations in HK?
The data subject to be informed of his/her rights to request access and the correction of the data and the name, job title, and address of the individual to handle any such request made to the data user.
Under DPP6 (Access and Correction), data subjects are entitled to request access to personal data within 40 days.
Failure to comply with a data access request is an offence under the PDPO
What are the access obligations in India
The business should permit the provider of the info the right to review the info
What is the response period and fulfilment or request for SG?
Fulfilment as soon as reasonably possible and otherwise, preferably, fulfilment within 30 days of the request, otherwise a response within such 30 days to inform about expected time of fulfilment
If valid request, correct the personal data as soon as reasonably possible and send the corrected data to other organisations to which the personal data was disclosed within a year before the correction is made.
What is the response period and fulfilment or request for HK
Require data users to inform a data requestor if it does not hold any of the requested data within 40 days of receiving such a request
What is the response period and fulfilment or request for India
Not stated
Can an access fee be charged in SG?
Can charge an individual a reasonable fee for access to personal data about the individual
Can an access fee be charged in HK?
May be entitled to request a fee if not excessive
Can an access fee be charged in India
No requirement
What are the correction obligations in SG?
If valid request, org must correct the personal data as soon as reasonably possible and send the corrected data or other organisations to which the personal data was disclosed within a year before the correction is made
What are the correction obligations in HK
Data subjects are entitled to request the correction of personal data without charge to the data subject
What are the correction obligations in India
The business should ensure that any information found to be inaccurate or deficient be corrected
What are the complaint rights of individuals in SG
Can submit complaint to PDPC. individual can also take civil action against organisation
What are the complaint rights of individuals in HK
Can submit complaint to PCPD. Privacy Comm may grant assistance such as legal rep and advice to data subjects
What are the complaint rights of individuals in India
Body corporate must designate grievance officers to manage compliances. Grievance officer shall redress the grievances or provider of info expeditiously but within one month from the date of receipt of grievance.
What are the exemptions in SG
Public sector, public authorities, publicly available information, public agency, business contracted by SG gov
What are the exemptions in Hk
Chinese central gov org and media
What are the exemptions in India
Limited application for sensitive data, limited application to “providers” not data subjects, freedom of speech, lack of openness
What is the difference between privacy and security?
Info privacy: Application of rules that govern collection, usage and disclosure (CUD) of personal data / information
Info security: Also protecting any type of info or info asset that supports a business, while ensuring Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA)
What are the info security requirements in SG?
Must make reasonable security arrangements to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use and other risks
What are the info security requirements in Hk
DPP4 - Security: A data user needs to take practical steps to safeguard personal data from unauthorised or accidental access, processing, erasure, loss or use
What are the info security requirements in India
The IT Act requires reasonable security procedures to be maintained in order to escape liability. Standards based or code by an industry association and approved and notified by the government. At least once a year audit by an independent auditor approved by the government.
What are the DPO requirements in SG?
Each org must appoint one or more DPOs. May delegate certain reps, including to non-employees. Business contact of DPO must be made available to the public.
What are the DPO requirements in HK
No legal requirement for DPO. However PCPD issued a best practice guide to encourage users to appoint DPO.
What are the DPO requirements in India?
Every corporate entity collecting SPDI must appoint a Grievance Officer to address complaints, and respond to requests in an expeditious manner within one month.
What are the breach notification requirements in SG?
No mandatory req.
Best practice guide recommends that affected individuals be notified immediately if sensitive personal data involved.
PDPC should be notified ASAP for breaches that might cause public concern or where there is a risk of harm to a group of affected individuals.
What are the breach notification requirements in HK
No mandatory requirement.
However according to non-binding guidance issued by the PCPD; encourages notification to the PCPD and to data subjects and where there would be a risk of harm but not notifying.
What are the breach notification requirements in India
Upon the occurrence of some cybersecurity incidents, companies a data required to notify the Cert-in within reasonable time.
Breach notice obligations depend upon the place of occurrence of such breaches and whether or not Indian customers have been targeted.
What are Binding Corporate Rules?
BCRs are a set of rules adopted within a particular company or corporate group that provide legally binding protections for data processing within the company or the group.
What is pseudonymisation?
Anonymisation technique that replaces personal identifiers with other references
What is de-identification?
Process used to prevent a person’s identity from being connected with info
What is anonymisation?
Removing identifying info
What is the definition of personal data in SG?
Data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified from that data and other information to which the organisation has or is likely to have access.
Individual is defined as natural persons whether living or deceased
What is the definition of personal data in HK
Data relating directly or indirectly to a living individual. From which it is practicable to identify the individual in a form in which access to or processing of the data is practical.
Does not protect info concerning a deceased individual
What is the definition of personal data in India?
No definition of personal data, only personal information.
Defined as any information that relates to a natural person, which, either directly or indirectly, in combination with other information available or likely to be available with a body corporate, is capable of identifying such a person.
What is the definition of sensitive data in SG?
No concept or specific requirement.
Reasonableness requirement in CUDS leads to a need for additional measures in practice in connection with sensitive data.
What is the definition of sensitive data in HK
No concept or specific requirement.
Sensitive data include ic card numbers, healthcare, biometric data, financial info
What is the definition of sensitive data in India?
SPDI includes passwords, financial info, physical, physiological and mental health condition, sexual orientation, medical records and history, biometrics.
What are the children’s data protection rules in SG?
No concept or specific requirement.
In advisory-Data Activities relating to Minors
Age threshold of 13- typically have sufficient understanding to be able to consent on his own behalf.
What are the children’s data protection rules in HK?
No concept or specific requirement
PCPD leaflet to help parents and Teachers help children under their care to protect their personal data in the online environment.
What are the children’s data protection rules in India?
Child porn crime.
s67 of IT Bill- creating, transmitting, browsing obscene material.
What is the treatment of publicly available data / registries in SG?
Generally available if any member of the public could obtain or access the data with few or no restrictions.
Consent not needed if data is publicly available.
What is the treatment of publicly available data / registries in HK?
May access and obtain public information, but must still observe Data Protection Principle 1(2) and 3
If for direct marketing activities has to comply with Part VIA of the PDPO and obtain consent.
Relevant factors for assessing:
- Original purpose for which the personal data was placed in the public domain
- Restrictions
- Reasonable expectation of the personal data privacy of the data subjects
What is the treatment of publicly available data / registries in India?
No mention of treatment of public registers.
What is the National ID system in India?
UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) created In 2009 to issue biometric UID, Aadhaar
What is the position for national surveillance in SG?
Credit reporting covered under where necessary for loan evaluation.
What is the position for national surveillance in HK
PDPO Code of Practice on consumer credit data.
What is the position for national surveillance in India
Only India has credit reporting limitations.
The Credit Information Companies (Regulations) Act is the only Indian legislation, other than the IT code, to have its own data protection code.
India’s Centralised Monitoring system
What are the rules on data processing and export in SG?
Transfer only where overseas organisation provide a comparable standard of protection
What are the rules on data processing and export in HK?
S33 PDPO - prohibits transfer abroad except in certain circumstances.
What are the rules on data processing and export in India?
A business can only transfer the SPDI or information to a party overseas if the overseas party ensures the same level of protection provided for under the Indian Rules.
What is the position for intermediaries in SG?
Only the Retention Limitation and Protection obligation are applicable.
What is the position for intermediaries in HK
Data processor: DPP2 (Accuracy and retention) and DPP 4 (Security) had been revised to cover data processors.
In outsourcing arrangements (within or outside HK), data user must adopt “contractual means or other means” to prevent any personal data transferred to the data processor from being kept longer than is necessary for processing of that data.
Data user remains accountable for the acts done and practices engaged by data processor
What is the position for intermediaries in India?
No concept of data processor - only body corporate
Entire s43A and the Rules are clearly intended to impose liability on:
- Business process outsourcing
- IT enabled Services
- Other outsourced providers
What is the extra-territoriality of the data privacy rules in SG?
No specific provisions for extraterritorial operations of the PDPA.
Foreign companies which do not have a physical presence in SG can still be liable under the PDPA but only for actions which takes place in SG such as collection or disclosure of personal information
What is the extra-territoriality of the data privacy rules in HK?
No provision dealing with extraterritorial application of the ordinance.
In yahoo Hk case, Privacy Commissioner concluded that the China entities not liable.
What is the extra-territoriality of the data privacy rules in India?
IT Act s1(2) unlimited territorial jurisdiction and applies to any offence or contravention committed outside India by any person.
Section 75(1) and (2) states “the act or conduct constituting the offence involved a computer, computer systems or computer network located in India.
What are the rules for marketing in SG?
The data protection principles apply to any marketing activities (including electronic marketing) which involve the collection, use or disclosure of personal data.
Telemarketing needs to comply with DNC provisions.
What are the rules for marketing in HK?
Data users who wish to use personal data for data user’s own direct marketing purposes to obtain prior consent from the data subject for such action and notify the data subject accordingly.
If consent given orally, data users have the additional obligation to send a written confirmation to the data subject confirming the particulars of the consent received.
Sharing personal data with third party requires prior written consent.
What are the rules for marketing in India?
Act does not refer to electronic marketing directly. Privacy rules provide the right to “opt out” of email marketing, and the company’s privacy policy must address marketing and info collection practices.
DNC registry effectively implemented by TRAI.
What are the OECD principles?
CUPIDASO Collection Limitation Use Limitation Purpose Specification Individual Participation Data Quality Accountability Security safeguards Openness
What are the SG PDPA Principles?
Carp on Tap
Consent
Accuracy
Retention Limitation
Purpose Limitation
Openness/accountability
Notice Specification
Transfer Limitation
Access & Correction
Protection
What are the India security practices rules?
Rule 4 : Provide privacy policy
Rule 5: Collection of information (Consent and Purpose Limitation; Lawful purpose and minimal collection, notice and purpose Limitation, Retention, use, subject access and correction, option to refuse or withdraw consent, security, complaint handling
Rule 6: Disclosure limitations and exceptions/ Processing of info
Rule 7: Transfer of information/ data export restriction
Rule 8: Reasonable security practices and procedures
What are the HK data privacy rules
CArUSOA
- Collection
- Accuracy & Retention
- Use
- Security
- Openness
- Access & Correction
What HK law covers surveillance and identification?
Interception of Comms and Surveillance Ordinance
Introduced a requirement for judicial authorisation of both interception of communications and the more intrusive types of other covert surveillance by law enforcement bodies, while allowing law enforcement agencies to sanction their own use of less intrusive forms.