Asia: Privacy

NDIS providers in Australia are subject to strict privacy obligations under both the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the NDIS Practice Standards, requiring robust handling of participants’ sensitive personal information.

Facial recognition technology captures biometric information, which is classified as sensitive information under Australian privacy law and attracts a higher level of protection than ordinary personal information, meaning businesses must either obtain consent or establish a lawful exception before collecting it.

在全球数字化时代，数据已成为一种关键的资源。随着数据隐私问题日益受到关注，各国对个人信息保护的重视程度不断提升，并通过立法手段规范数据处理活动。欧盟的《通用数据保护条例》（“GDPR”）自2018年生效以来，已经成为全球数据隐私保护的重要指向标，影响了全球范围内的企业和ಭ

Kartik Aaryan is a popular Indian film actor who has been in the news lately on account of a Bombay High Court ruling. The judgment upheld his personality rights, and one of the more serious concerns raised before the Court involved the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake tools. In this regard, on April 21, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a significant tightening of disclosure norms for AI-generated content.

NDIS providers in Australia are subject to strict privacy obligations under both the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the NDIS Practice Standards, requiring robust handling of participants’ sensitive personal information.

On 27 December 2025, China passed the revised Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China (the Revised Foreign Trade Law), which took effect on 1 March 2026.