Vietnam to enforce sweeping digital, telecom, data laws this year
Vietnam News 16:04 01/01/2026Vietnam’s series of new laws and regulations are set to take effect from 2026 to reshape digital industry development, public telecommunications services, data protection, and investment procedures.
Trading personal data faces tenfold fines under Vietnam’s new privacy law
Vietnam News 13:09 01/01/2026Trading personal data in Vietnam will carry fines of up to ten times the illegal profits earned starting January 1, 2026, as the country enforces a sweeping new law aimed at strengthening digital privacy and consumer protection, officials said.
Vietnam bans social media from ID photo requests, eavesdropping from 2026
Vietnam News 15:12 29/12/2025Social media and online communication platforms in Vietnam will be prohibited from requesting users’ ID photos or secretly recording calls and messages, starting January 1, 2026, under the newly passed Law on Personal Data Protection, aimed at strengthening digital privacy and user rights.
Married Vietnamese couple probed for trading large amount of personal data
Vietnam News 19:03 18/05/2021They own an IT company and were part of a ring that appropriated and traded data in many provinces and cities
