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Vietnam orders internet user data to be stored onshore
User data of social media companies and telcos in Vietnam will have to be stored onshore in a move seen as a government measure to tighten cybersecurity rules. Read more…
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ExpressVPN to pull its servers out of India over new CERT-In law
ExpressVPN will remove its servers from India due to the new CERT-In law on user data storage – its’s the first major VPN provider to do so. Read more…
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Green and Low-Carbon strategy for data storage by Huawei
Huawei has released a new “3+1” green strategy for data storage where the company aims to reduce energy consumption per TB of data. Read more…
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VPN services could be illegal in India under new user data storage rules
VPN services like SurfShark, NordVPN and ExpressVPN said they can’t comply with a new order to store user data for five years or more. Read more…
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Ukraine makes plans to evacuate government data and servers
The Ukrainian government is preparing to move its data and servers abroad if Russia’s invading forces push deeper into the country. Read more…
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Why is CRT sticking a data center in a 17th-century French castle?
CRT Informatique is getting into the data hosting business in style by building a data center in a 378-year-old French castle. Read more…
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Hong Kong considering softening of new data storage rules
Hong Kong is considering softening new data storage rules amid concerns of conflict with confidentiality laws elsewhere. Read more…
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Data localization threatens digital economy growth: MAS chief
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Concerted moves by countries to force companies to store data locally poses a risk to the growth of the digital economy, Singapore’s central bank chief said on Monday. “We need more data Read more…
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Vietnam issues draft decree on stringent cybersecurity law
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam on Friday released a long-waited draft decree on guidelines to implement a cyber security law that global technology companies and rights groups have said could undermine development and stifle innovation. The Read more…
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GSMA calls for free-flowing data across APAC borders
The GSMA has put its weight behind the concept of letting data flow freely across borders with a new research report that claims governments in Asia-Pacific can expand the region’s digital economy and unlock further Read more…
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Myanmar urged to let data flow freely: workshop
Various speakers at a data privacy workshop in Myanmar urged the government to adopt cyber security policies that offer strong data protection for citizens but enable data to flow freely across borders. The workshop – Read more…
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Russian telcos want foreigners to help fund data storage law
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian telecoms operators have proposed legislation that would oblige foreign Internet companies to share the financial burden of a new law on storing data in the country, a draft bill seen by Read more…
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US tech firms set up to fight India’s data storage rules
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – US technology giants plan to intensify lobbying efforts against stringent Indian data localization requirements, which they say will undermine their growth ambitions in India, sources told Reuters. US trade groups, representing Read more…
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India suggests overseas payment firms store copies of data
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Foreign payment firms could keep copies of customer data in India while retaining offshore storage operations, the government said, as a way to resolve a row with MasterCard, Visa and American Read more…
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India govt says ‘critical’ personal data should be processed locally
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – All critical personal data on people in India should be processed within the country, a government panel said on Friday. The recommendation comes at a time when data breaches are becoming Read more…
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India agrees to revisit data storage rules, to Paytm’s annoyance
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – US payment firms have successfully pushed India to consider diluting rules on data storage, but their lobbying campaign has sparked a bitter industry spat pitting them against local rival Paytm, according Read more…
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India may relax data storage rules for overseas payment firms
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s finance ministry has proposed relaxing a directive from the country’s central bank that would compel global payment firms to store customer data only locally, following weeks of intense lobbying by Read more…
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Vietnam passes cyber security law with tough data storage rules
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese lawmakers approved a controversial cyber security law on Tuesday, voting amid tight security following weekend protests over other legislation that turned violent in some parts of the communist country. The law, Read more…
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Reserve Bank of India won’t budge on local data storage rules
NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is standing firm on a directive to compel global payment firms to store customer data in India, resisting calls from US companies to dilute Read more…