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Myanmar enacts cybersecurity law restricting digital communication

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Myanmar’s military government officially enacted a cybersecurity law on Wednesday that regulates digital communication and penalizes various cyber crimes, according to a local newspaper that has publishedthe first two sections of the law. The legislation, dubbed Cybersecurity Law No.

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India government releases draft bill of country’s first mediation law

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India’s Ministry of Law and Justice released Friday the Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 , inviting comments and suggestions from all stakeholders. The draft bill considers the international practice of referring to ‘conciliation’ and ‘mediation’ as interchangeable words.

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Zimbabwe president signs law to curb civic space

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Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a law that would significantly restrict the rights to freedom of association and expression in the country on Friday, according to Human Rights Watch. The post Zimbabwe president signs law to curb civic space appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Myanmar dispatch: military junta’s activation of new conscription law spreads fear among draft-age young women

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Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Women who stand to be conscripted have been especially worried and devastated by this law.

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China internet watchdog issues draft guidelines for internet recommendation algorithms

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) , China’s top internet watchdog, on Friday published a 30-point draft guideline which contained proposals forbidding companies from deploying algorithms that “encourage addiction or high consumption” and endanger national security or disrupt the public order.

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China releases draft regulations requiring data protection audits for certain companies

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The Chinese Cyberspace Office published the first draft text of the proposal, entitled “ Administrative Measures for Compliance Auditing of Personal Information Protection ” on its website. China previously passed two other data security measures, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) and Data Security Law (DSL) in 2021.

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Technology Doesn’t Replace Your Law Firm’s Admin Assistants

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According to the “ 2021 State of U.S. Small Law Firms” report from Thomson Reuters , the proportion of lawyers’ time spent practicing law has dropped to a new low of only 56%, barely half of their time. Three Reasons Admin Staff Are Integral to Your Law Firm’s Operations. They now rate it as their top concern.