Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and Tort Law Currently, there is no express right provided within the Act to aggrieved data subjects to pursue a civil claim for breaches under the Act against the government. Nonetheless, they may still rely on the Tort of Negligence and proceed ...
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...
The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) does not apply to Federal and State Governments; non-commercial transactions; personal, family and household affairs; credit reference agencies; personal data processed outside of Malaysia (unless the data is intended to be further processed in Malaysia).The ...
By ensuring that your personal data is kept as required by the Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) By ensuring that our employees / contractors are not misusing your personal data By performing contract(s) / agreement(s) with our service provider(s). Nevertheless, you are require...
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.
To the extent, if any, that Consultant processes any GDPR-governed Personal Data on behalf of FHI 360 and in relation to which FHI 360 is the Controller, Consultant shall: (a) act only on instructions from FHI 360 when processing Personal Data and keep records of all Processing activities...