personal data Archives

Some impacts of the Personal Data Protection Law from 2026

13/11/2025

The Law on Personal Data Protection 91/2025/QH15, which will officially take effect on January 1, 2026, is a law with a broad scope of regulation, applicable to all agencies, organizations, and individuals directly involved in or related to the processing of Vietnamese citizens’ personal data. Notably, the Law supplements and tightens the responsibilities of data processing entities in several specific activities and sectors such as labor, insurance business, credit, media, and information technology.

Notable contents in the Draft Law on Personal Data Protection

30/11/2024

The implementation of Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on personal data protection has revealed a need for a specialized law on personal data protection to ensure consistency with domestic laws as well as compatibility with international laws and practices. To meet these requirements, the Ministry of Public Security has developed a Proposal for a Law on Personal Data Protection.

Some highlights of the Decree on personal data protection

26/07/2023

On April 17, 2023, the Government issued Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on personal data protection (Decree 13) with the goal of meeting requirements on protecting personal data rights, preventing acts of infringing personal data, and affecting the rights and interests of individuals and organizations.

Highlights of the Draft Decree on personal data protection

31/03/2021

In order to create a legal framework for information collection and processing, to strengthen the protection of personal information, as well as to combat illegal personal information trading and sharing, the Ministry of Public Security has been developing the Draft Decree on personal data protection based on opinions of individuals and organizations.

Purchasing personal data – How to avoid legal violations without hindering economic development in the Industry 4.0 Era

16/11/2020 by Nguyen Hung Quang, Le Mai Phuong

In recent years, the practice of acquiring and selling or, intentional/unintentional disclosing and spreading personal information has been well discussed on many mainstream platforms and social media. In this article, NHQuang will analyze certain aspects of the practice of acquiring, exploiting, and utilizing personal data in Viet Nam, and provide recommendations to improve these practices in the Industry 4.0 Era.