Olufunmilayo Owolabi

Data protection rules across Southeast Asia are becoming more detailed, and 2026 has brought several important developments in Indonesia and Vietnam. Both countries are moving beyond broad privacy principles and toward more operational requirements for organizations that collect, use, transfer, and protect personal data. In Indonesia, Government Regulation No. 33 of 2026, issued on July 16, 2026, provides implementing rules for the country's Personal Data Protection Law and is scheduled to...

Artificial intelligence development needs data. That much is obvious. The harder question is what happens when that data belongs to real people. South Korea is now considering an amendment to its Personal Information Protection Act that could significantly change how organizations use personal information to develop and improve artificial intelligence systems. The proposal would allow certain lawfully collected personal information, including information that has not been anonymized or...

Artificial intelligence has changed the way people create content. It can generate text, images, music, software code, and even videos within seconds. But as these tools become more capable, one question continues to surface around the world: who owns content created with artificial intelligence, and what happens when those systems are trained using someone else's work? Vietnam is one of the latest countries to address those questions. In 2026, Vietnam strengthened its artificial intelligence...