Kazakhstan Considers Criminal Liability for Mass Leaks of Personal Data

Kazakhstan is considering tightening legal responsibility for violations related to personal data protection, proposing criminal liability for mass leaks of citizens’ personal data and a significant rise in administrative fines for failing to meet information security requirements. The proposal was announced by Rostislav Konyashkin, First Deputy Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, during a government meeting.

According to Konyashkin, the country is adopting a “zero tolerance” policy regarding the mishandling of personal digital data. He said that, in implementing citizens’ constitutional rights to privacy and personal information protection, there is a move to punish any irresponsible handling of data in accordance with the law. Read more at The Times of Central Asia.