Book Review: Asian Data Privacy Laws: Trade and Human Rights Perspectives

Abstract

When I came across Graham Greenleaf's Asian Data Privacy Laws, my initial thought was that this would be a useful handbook (or textbook) providing an outline of laws and perhaps some 'best practices' for addressing data privacy issues in Asia. I imagined this book being written for those who want to have an overall understanding of data privacy laws in this regioneither for personal or professional interests. No sooner had I skimmed through a few pages than I realised that I my initial impression was wrong. Indeed, the breadth and depth of this book has well exceeded my expectations. It is not merely an introduction to data privacy laws in a number of Asian countries; rather, it is a critical, reflective study of data privacy regulation and research, with a global, forward-looking perspective, covering 26 jurisdictions in Asia.