THAI BUSINESSES MUST COMPLY WITH EUROPE’S RULES ABOUT SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION

Brussels - Several major US news websites including the Los Angeles Times were blocked in Europe on Friday after the EU's new data protection laws came into effect.

A new study from IBM reveals that nearly 60 per cent of organisations surveyed are embracing the EU’s new digital privacy protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as an opportunity to improve privacy, security, data management or as a catalyst for new business models, rather than simply a compliance issue or impediment.

The EU's new data protection rules that enter into force later this month are having an impact around the world as firms, including in the United States and China, move to comply.

THE EUROPEAN Union is set to enforce its so-called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law in May next year, leaving Thai companies with European customers vulnerable to potential costly liability on data leaks, according to Forcepoint, a cyber-security firm.

BRUSSELS, March  2, 2017 (AFP) - Eurozone inflation accelerated to 2.0 per cent in February, hitting the European Central Bank's target as its stimulus plan appeared to be paying off and consumers put aside Brexit and US uncertainties, EU data showed Thursday.