Introduction Data privacy has become an essential issue in today’s society. The increasing amount of data being collected by organizations means that data privacy must be taken seriously. As such, it is important to conduct an annual data privacy audits to...
Part 2 of the series discussed the seven fundamental principles under the Malaysia PDPA Law Personal Data Protection Act 2010. This final article focuses on data controller contracts, data subject rights, data transfers and how breach reporting can be done in the...
Introduction Malaysia’s PDPA was introduced to increase consumer confidence in commerce and e-commerce in the face of the ever-increasing number of credit cards and to detect identity theft and sales fraud involving unauthorized users. PDPA stipulates a set of...
The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act Malaysia’s first comprehensive personal data protection legislation, the Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act, was passed by the Malaysian Parliament on June 2, 2010, and came into force on November 15, 2013....
In part One of the Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) Your Guide we discussed the structure of the PDPA. Here in part two, we explain the operational mechanics of the PDPA. Collection and Processing Under the PDPA, subject to certain exceptions, data users...
