The number of new data privacy laws in Asia is expanding, and the strength of existing laws increasing, factors shared with other regions of the world. Data privacy laws are therefore now a common factor in the Asian legal landscape, though not yet universal nor uniform. This timeline outlines a brief history of the inception of data privacy laws in some of the key jurisdictions in Asia. See Chapter 1: 'Data Privacy Laws in Asia', ;xSTx;a href="http://ssrn.com/abstract=251497";xETx;available here in full;xSTx;/a;xETx;;xNLx;
1980-09-23 00:00:00
OECD
Guidelines Governing the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data
1981-06-30 00:00:00
Council of Europe
Council of Europe Data Protection Convention 108
1988-07-01 00:00:00
Japan
Act on the Protection of Computer Processed Data Held by Administrative Organs
1990-06-30 00:00:00
United Nations
UN Guidelines for the Regulation of Computer Data Files
1995-06-30 00:00:00
European Union
EU Data Protection Directive
1995-07-01 00:00:00
South Korea
Public Agency Data Protection Act
1995-07-01 00:00:00
Hong Kong
Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
1995-07-01 00:00:00
Taiwan
Computer Processed Personal Data Protection Act
2001-06-30 00:00:00
Council of Europe
Data Protection Convention 108
2001-07-01 00:00:00
South Korea
Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization
2003-07-01 00:00:00
Japan
Act on the Protection of Personal Information
2004-06-30 00:00:00
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Privacy Guidelines
2006-07-01 00:00:00
Macao (SAR)
Personal Data Protection Act
2009-07-01 00:00:00
Malaysia
Personal Data Protection Act
2010-01-01 00:00:00
Taiwan
Personal Data Protection Act
2010-07-01 00:00:00
Vietnam
Protection of Consumers’ Rights
2011-07-01 00:00:00
India
Information Technology Act
2011-07-01 00:00:00
South Korea
Personal Information Protection Act
2012-07-01 00:00:00
Singapore
Personal Data Protection Act
2012-07-01 00:00:00
Indonesia
Law on Electronic Information and Transactions
2012-07-01 00:00:00
ASEAN
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration.
2013-07-01 00:00:00
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Cross Border Privacy Rules system
2013-07-01 00:00:00
Council of Europe
Council of Europe data protection Convention 108