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Tag: Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012

  • Singapore launches the Personal Data Protection Commission & Do Not Call Registry Public Consultation Paper

    On 15 May 2013, Singapore Communications and Information Minister Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim announced the launch of the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (Commission). The Minister also announced that the Singapore Do Not Call (‘DNC’) Registry will come into effect on 2 January 2014 and the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 will come into full […]

  • Malaysia’s data privacy Act slow to take off

    I was quoted by ZDNet in their article “Malaysia’s data privacy Act slow to take off” on 5 February 2013. To date, our Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 is still not in force. Summary: Country’s personal data protection Act was due to take effect last month, but is still pending formalities. Despite that, many […]

  • 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 […]