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Sharful Alam

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Sharful Alam: Chief Executive Officer, Felicity IDC Limited
Shwapno data breach: A wake‑up call for businesses
Shwapno data breach: A wake‑up call for businesses

Shwapno data breach: A wake‑up call for businesses

The recent disclosure of a massive data breach at Shwapno, Bangladesh’s largest supermarket chain, raises serious questions about corporate responsibility, regulatory oversight, and the adequacy of current cybersecurity practices in the country’s private sector. With over 4 million registered customers and 812 outlets across 63 districts, Shwapno holds one of the largest consumer datasets in the country. Such scale inherently carries a duty of care.

Why PII and Sovereign Data may not be suitable to keep in foreign owned Data Centres?
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Why PII and Sovereign Data may not be suitable to keep in foreign owned Data Centres?

Foreign-owned data centers may still be subject to the laws and regulations of the country where the parent company is based. This can lead to conflicts and complications in legal matters, as the data might be accessible to foreign governments under their jurisdiction.