Category: Data Privacy
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PDC Seminar on The Personal Data Protection Act on 28.05.2013
I will be speaking about the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 at the KL Bar on 28 May 2013. Details are below. 2 CPD Points ( 28052013/KLB/KLB1183/2 ) As part of its Professional Development Programme, the PDC is pleased to present the above Seminar by Mr Foong Cheng Leong on 28.05.2013 (Tuesday) from 3.00pm to…
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Podcast: Resource Centre: The Personal Data Protection Act 2010
I was interviewed by Freda Liu of BFM Radio on the topic of Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) on 15 January 2013. The PDPA provides that any information that directly or indirectly relates to a data subject (i.e. individual) who is identified or identifiable from that information, is personal data. This information may…
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Singapore Personal Data Protection Act came to force on Jan 2
The Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 came into force on 2 January 2013. Companies have 18 months from the enforcement date to comply with the law. The files below can be downloaded by clicking on the links below. You will be brought to another page to download the files. You are required to pay…
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PDPA: Businesses have responsibilities and burdens
I was invited to contribute to a monthly column in Digital News Asia which I named it as Bread & Kaya. The column will have legal news relating to intellectual property, cyberlaws, franchise, data privacy and the like. My first article “PDPA: Businesses have responsibilities and burdens” was published on 31 December 2012. Dec 31,…
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Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act to come into force Jan 1
The Star Newspaper reported that the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 will be in force on 1 January 2013. However, at the time of publication of this blogpost, the date of enforcement has not been gazetted in the Government Gazette. It’s alarming that the Deputy Minister has taken the view that consent to process…
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Seminar on Personal Data Protection Act in Malaysia
I will be speaking at the Chartered Secretaries of Malaysia training event on 26 April 2012 and 1 August 2012. Note: I’m no longer with Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill To sign up, please goto MAISCA’s website to register.