In July 2024, Malaysia’s legislative body approved significant changes to the country’s Personal Data Protection Act. The changes have the effect of aligning Malaysia’s personal data protection laws more closely with international data protection laws. The effective date and other implementa...
Section 3(1) of Personal Data Protection Act 20101(“the Act“) provides that “This Act shall not apply to the Federal Government and State Government”. So, what do Federal Government and State Government mean in this context?Section 3 of Interpretation Acts 1948 and 19672(“I...
Malaysia has recently introduced significant amendments to its Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to enhance data security and align with global stan 視野· September 23, 2024 · 1 分鐘 照片源於 Unsplash (將打開一個新的模態視窗)來自 Thana Gu (將打開一個新的模態視窗) Dezan Shi...
The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), passed by the Malaysian Parliament in 2010, has affected many aspects of life in Malaysia, including employment. Storage of data by employers is rampant. Management, as the data user, is duty bound to safeguard the employees' data according to the ...
The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024, which was passed by the Malaysian Parliament earlier in July, has received royal assent and has been published in the Federal Gazette as the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (“Amendment Act”) on 17 October 2024. However, the ...
While it is commendable that the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (‘PDPA’) was finally passed by the Malaysian parliament after a long wait of a decade, the PDPA has received several criticisms due to its peculiar limitations. This chapter addresses many of these limitations and draws comparat...
Malaysia Data Privacy Overview Malaysia’sPersonal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA)applies to the processing of personal data in respect of commercial transactions. The PDPA sets out several data protection principles for handling personal data by data users including when collecting, disclosing or ...
MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad (“MSM”) is on exercise in complying with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) is an Act that is passed by the Malaysian government to regulate the processing of personal data in a commercial transaction. To comp...
On 15 November 2013, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) came into force in Malaysia with the objective of protecting the personal data of individuals with respect to commercial transactions. Frequently asked questions: What is PDPA?
Three insurance bodies have launched a Code of Practice on Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which aims to boost consumer confidence in the integrity of the insurance and takaful industry.