Taiwan Delays Implementation of Privacy Law, China Website Privacy Law Effective March 15

Taiwan's 2010 Personal Data Protection Act will require data security and data breach notification obligations to the country's existing law: the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Act. Following the country's January presidential elections, however, the implementation date of the rules has been delayed. In China, on the other hand, websites will have to follow nationwide rules that, according to sources, require more heightened notice to users about how information will be used. The rules also require consent from users to the collection and sharing of their information. The law is currently only available in Chinese.

TIP: More and more countries are either implementing or considering laws that heighten data security, breach notice, and general notice/choice obligations.  Companies that operate internationally should keep these potentially more stringent requirements in mind.