Data protection

Are our information systems secure enough?

Cyber-attacks are on the rise in Bangladesh, highlighting the need for robust security.

Next Step / Top tips for data protection in the workplace

In today’s digital age, safeguarding personal data at the workplace is more crucial than ever. With the increasing threat of cyberattacks and stringent data protection regulations, businesses must adopt comprehensive measures to protect sensitive information.

Smart cybersecurity for a smarter nation

To successfully construct a truly smart nation, governments must prioritise smart cybersecurity as a cornerstone of their digital transformation strategy.

Opinion / Govt's priority is to access, not protect, our personal data

The government has heavily invested in purchasing surveillance equipment and enhancing the capacities of various agencies to use them over the years, but it hasn't shown an iota of the same interest in what should have been its priority—protection of citizens’ data

Data Protection Act: Everyone dealing with citizens’ data must register

The government will maintain a publicly available register of all organisations and persons collecting and processing data, and the purpose for which data is being processed.

How can breaching citizens’ privacy be lawful?

We should be concerned about the deployment of surveillance tech without any judicial oversight

Project Syndicate / Data Protection is Social Protection

In recent decades, social assistance programmes around the world have been strengthened to the point that they now benefit more than 2.5 billion people, usually the poorest and most vulnerable.

Bangladesh steps into the data protection regime

The jurisprudence of data protection stems from the right to privacy. Data protection and privacy are recognised as fundamental rights.

Rethinking our digital priorities

On April 14, 2016, the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with the aim of giving control to people over their personal data, recognising certain “digital” rights that individuals are entitled to regarding how their personal data is collected and used.

December 11, 2024
December 11, 2024

Are our information systems secure enough?

Cyber-attacks are on the rise in Bangladesh, highlighting the need for robust security.

June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024

Top tips for data protection in the workplace

In today’s digital age, safeguarding personal data at the workplace is more crucial than ever. With the increasing threat of cyberattacks and stringent data protection regulations, businesses must adopt comprehensive measures to protect sensitive information.

November 28, 2023
November 28, 2023

Smart cybersecurity for a smarter nation

To successfully construct a truly smart nation, governments must prioritise smart cybersecurity as a cornerstone of their digital transformation strategy.

November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023

Govt's priority is to access, not protect, our personal data

The government has heavily invested in purchasing surveillance equipment and enhancing the capacities of various agencies to use them over the years, but it hasn't shown an iota of the same interest in what should have been its priority—protection of citizens’ data

March 15, 2023
March 15, 2023

Data Protection Act: Everyone dealing with citizens’ data must register

The government will maintain a publicly available register of all organisations and persons collecting and processing data, and the purpose for which data is being processed.

January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023

How can breaching citizens’ privacy be lawful?

We should be concerned about the deployment of surveillance tech without any judicial oversight

April 28, 2019
April 28, 2019

Data Protection is Social Protection

In recent decades, social assistance programmes around the world have been strengthened to the point that they now benefit more than 2.5 billion people, usually the poorest and most vulnerable.

April 8, 2019
April 8, 2019

Bangladesh steps into the data protection regime

The jurisprudence of data protection stems from the right to privacy. Data protection and privacy are recognised as fundamental rights.

March 4, 2019
March 4, 2019

Rethinking our digital priorities

On April 14, 2016, the European Union adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with the aim of giving control to people over their personal data, recognising certain “digital” rights that individuals are entitled to regarding how their personal data is collected and used.

June 15, 2018
June 15, 2018

Why it's relevant for us and how it relates to RTI

In the days before May 25, email users all over the world were bombarded with a barrage of electronic messages updating them on something called the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Observers claim that the number of messages dispatched by businesses throughout the world on the occasion might have surpassed those sent during Christmas or New Year. On that day, Europe became subject to the GDPR, a law aimed primarily at bringing outdated personal data laws across EU up to speed with the fast-moving digital era. GDPR has an impact far beyond Europe.