ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the legal environment within which big data and its associated analytics are contained. It looks at how privacy legislation in Singapore has defined the use of the data in this study and compares different legislative regimes on privacy in the region. These include comparisons with Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. The chapter evaluates the legal demands placed on the study and on data acquisition and the associated analytics. It also reviews data collection through the use of contactless cards in different jurisdictions and the legal requirements that attend them. Comparisons are made between the contactless cards of Hong Kong, London, Taipei, Seoul, and Singapore. The privacy concerns that inform transactions using these cards are also addressed with a view to understanding how these will be affected by newer technologies.
