Staying ahead of the curve in Asia Pacific’s evolving privacy landscape

Privacy legislation in the Asia Pacific region has become an increasingly dynamic space since the advent of the GDPR, which has led many countries to look more closely at their privacy legislation. Charmian explains that the approach taken in Asia Pacific is not to copy and paste the GDPR but to incorporate appropriate adjustments for the specific requirements of the region. 

Choosing OneTrust DataGuidance Regulatory Research has helped by offering the ability to easily compare requirements across the region through a range of comparison charts relating to specific areas of data protection law, and in-depth guidance notes from over 300 jurisdictions. 

As with any region, privacy is important to the organizations that operate in Asia Pacific. As a result, Charmian needs to be at the forefront of emerging laws, developments, and amendments from the initial consultation stages right the way through to passing in order to keep her clients up to date with the privacy landscape. The DataGuidance Daily News Alerts provides the solution by highlighting global privacy law updates as they happen and help to keep ahead of the curve when it comes to the status of laws yet to pass, something Charmian finds uniquely valuable. 

“What I like the most is the daily alerts that I receive from OneTrust DataGuidance is that they are tailored to my preferences. I am able to select the specific areas that I want to receive news updates on, and every day I get an alert that I find really useful to get an overview of developments on the topics I have chosen,” said Charmian.

Saving time and resources while gaining a competitive edge

Charmian realizes the importance of being able to advise her clients on privacy related matters swiftly and accurately. Through features such as the Global Privacy Directory and other comparison charts available on the OneTrust DataGuidance platform, she can cut down on the time and resources it may otherwise take to do this. The agility that OneTrust DataGuidance provides Reed Smith allows their global network of lawyers to deliver the correct information at speed, something Charmian sees as giving her a competitive advantage by enhancing her reputation as a subject matter expert across a range of varied and disparate laws and regulations. 

With Guidance Notes in English and documents in their original language being easily accessible, OneTrust DataGuidance helps to provide Charmian with a tool that offers in-depth information on a global scale. “Without DataGuidance my privacy research would be a lot more painful,” said Charmian. 

Reed Smith’s long-lasting relationship with OneTrust DataGuidance has seen many of their lawyers contribute to Guidance Notes, Insight articles, and webinars on the platform, including Charmian. This network of localized contributors, alongside the OneTrust DataGuidance team of 40+ full time, in-house privacy analysts, has led Charmian to be able to rely on the platform to deliver the highest quality materials to help her. And in turn, Reed Smith provides their clients with accurate and in-depth advice on a series of matters within privacy and data protection.