*This article is originally published in the Asia Pacific Policy Observatory May 2024 Report. Background Indonesia, the world’s third largest democracy, held its general elections on February 14, 2024. The eligible voter(s) in Indonesia election(s) can use their right(s) to vote for the President, Vice-President, the House of Representatives (DPR), the Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) […]
Tag: data governance
Data Governance Unpacked & Notable Data Breaches in the Asia Pacific Region
Written by Barkha Manral Data is everywhere, surrounding us – whether generated, collected, or produced, can be categorized as data. But what exactly is this data? Data is just a collection of information, facts, or statistics that is gathered, stored, and analyzed to serve diverse objectives. It manifests in various formats, including numbers, text, images, […]
NetMission Case Study Series 2024 – Cybersecurity Challenges in South Asia: India’s Largest Data Breaches and Cyberattack on Pakistan’s National Institutional Facilitation Technologies
Case Study 1: India’s Largest Data Breach: Aadhaar Details of 81.5 Crore People Data Leaked on Dark Web In the largest data breach in India, personal details of over 81.5 crore Indians, sourced allegedly from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), were leaked online. The breach, initially noticed by Resecurity, an American cybersecurity and […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #6: The Intricate Case of GBA Data Flow (Monday, January 15, 2024)
Welcome to the sixth issue of NetMission’s news and policy digest, where we transform recent tech news and policy into a bite-size reader for you. This edition examines the development of cross-border data transfers between China’s southern megapolis encompassing nine cities of the Guangdong province, as well as Macao and Hong Kong. The Significance With […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #3: Cross-Border Privacy Rules: from APEC to the Global Forum (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)
Welcome to the third issue of NetMission’s news and policy digest, where we transform some tech news and policy updates of the month into a bite-size reader for you. This edition sheds light upon the data privacy governance system developed by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and its advancements. Accounting for more than 60% […]