Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu After much hesitation, the National Communications Commission (NCC) recently revealed its preliminary legislative proposal of 2023. The proposal aims to amend the existing: ＊Radio and Television Act; ＊Cable Radio and Television Act; and ＊Satellite Broadcasting Act. While the regulation concerning over-the-top (OTT) television (TV) is also mentioned in the proposed …
Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) is planning to tighten drone regulation by carrying out a full review of cybersecurity requirements amid cross-ministry collaboration ordered by the Cabinet. This review involves: ＊the Ministry of Economic Affairs on product inspection;＊the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) on cybersecurity certication; and＊the National Communications …
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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On 9 February 2023, the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet) conrmed that the government will create, no later than August 2024, a data protection commission, which will be a national independent authority responsible for upholding the fundamental right of individuals to have their personal data protected. Background In Asia, Taiwan …
Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu In Taiwan, there is no domestic legislation that directly applies to crypto assets, although operations using cryptocurrencies may fall under existing laws – specically, compliance requirements relating to anti-money laundering (AML). The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has stated that bitcoin is explicitly not within its authority “due to [the] lack …
Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Crypto ads were widespread until June 2022, when Google announced an expansion of its rules around ads relating to nancial products and services in Australia, Singapore and Taiwan, in partnership with their respective local authorities. This expansion will provide additional protection from fraud and scams for consumers. Broadcasting regulations The …
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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The development of 5G market in Taiwan has been expanding. This article discusses the most recent news of 2023. Business mergers and acquisitions On 18 January 2023, the National Communications Commission (NCC) gave its conditional approvals after a 12-month review of two respective merger and acquisition cases involving 5G …
Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Introduction Since the first commercial launch of 5G services in 2020 in Taiwan, 5G has presented new challenges for mobile broadband operators. On the one hand, 5G networks are intended to support faster mobile broadband speeds and lower latencies, making new applications possible, such as on-demand video and autonomous vehicles. …
Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu The Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) has officially released a spectrum for fixed satellite communication (for further details please see “NCC confirms spectrum added for fixed satellite communication” and “Guidelines finalised for application of LEO satellite services“). Between 8 November 2022 and 30 December 2022, eligible users are encouraged to …
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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu On 12 August 2022, the Constitutional Court issued judgment No. 13, declaring the National Health Insurance Administration’s (NHIA’s) transformation of medical records via de-identification into government data for secondary use was unconstitutional – protection of such information is provided for in articles 79 and 80 of the National Health Insurance …
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Artist : Mr. Chau-yih Yu Introduction On 19 August 2022, the National Communications Commission (NCC) announced that the consultation on the Digital Intermediary Services Act (DISA) draft would be put on hold until it is made available for public comment. The NCC disclosed the initial DISA draft on 29 June 2022. Since then, the …
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