New regulations and changes to existing laws are expected this year and soon after in Asia. India and Vietnam have legislation in process; and Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Singapore are looking to more closely align with the EU’s GDPR. Morrison & Foerster’s overview looks at changes evolving with regard to scope, cross-border transfers, breach notification rules and enforcement.

Ever click from social to a brand site to make a purchase, or go back to the company site to buy later? According to a Simplicitydx survey of more than 3,000 US consumers’ social shopping behavior, only 23% reported clicking over, directly as opposed to 48% who said they would return to the brand website later to buy. That’s because trust levels in social are still low. It also makes for massive underreporting – as much as 245%, according to Simplicitydx – of the conversion rate.