Showing Posts In "Kazakhstan" Category

KAZAKHSTAN’S PARLIAMENT CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Posted Under: Kazakhstan on December 17, 2021

Kazakhstan’s Parliament is currently considering changes to the law on the protection of personal data. One notable amendment involves the formation of electronic services to ensure personal data protection. The service will enable data subjects to give and revoke their consent for data collection and processing. Operators will be able to send a notice through […]

AT A GLANCE: HIRING EMPLOYEES IN KAZAKHSTAN

Posted Under: Kazakhstan on January 2, 2021

In Kazakhstan, employers are entitled to obtain the relevant information directly from employees, but cannot obtain an applicant’s criminal or credit record directly from publicly available sources. Security checks may be conducted if the position is security-sensitive (i.e., national security officers). Hiring a third party to conduct background checks is not regulated and does not […]

DATA PROTECTION COMPLIANCE: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE ABOUT KAZAKHSTAN

Posted Under: Kazakhstan on January 2, 2021

Ius Laboris lawyers from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine provide a detailed survey of data protection law and how it is enforced in Kazakhstan. The guide includes a definition of personal data, whether data protection laws in Kazakhstan apply to foreign companies, local data storage/localization requirements in Kazakhstan, and how the use of cookies and other […]

KAZAKHSTAN INTRODUCING COMPULSORY FINGERPRINTING PROGRAM

Posted Under: International, Kazakhstan on September 17, 2017

By 2021, Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry plans to create a national fingerprint database that would include details on all the country’s citizens. The initiative will cost 36.8 billion tenge ($107 million). Kazakhstan is drawing on the experience of the European Union, where member nations of the Schengen zone are required to provide fingerprint information to obtain […]

Showing Posts In "Kazakhstan" Category

KAZAKHSTAN’S PARLIAMENT CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

AT A GLANCE: HIRING EMPLOYEES IN KAZAKHSTAN

DATA PROTECTION COMPLIANCE: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE ABOUT KAZAKHSTAN

KAZAKHSTAN INTRODUCING COMPULSORY FINGERPRINTING PROGRAM

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