Data privacy should be top priority

Concerns over data privacy will impact software solutions in 2021, and here's why businesses should prioritize data privacy both on their own platforms and in solutions managed by vendors. Following the passing of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union, we have seen versions of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) coming into force in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. In Indonesia and the Philippines, personal data is comprehensively covered in various personal data and privacy laws. Privacy regulation is definitely on the rise. Developers not only need to be concerned about users' privacy for their own applications, but they will need to be cognizant of privacy policies for services they integrate and share information with as well. Apple, for its part, rolled out a new iOS 14 privacy feature for the iPhone and iPad in early 2021 that requires developers...