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Tag: Personal Data Protection Act 2010

  • Compoundable Offences under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    Certain offences under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) are compoundable as of 15 March 2016. Under the Personal Data Protection (Compounding of Offences) Regulations 2016, the following offences are compoundable by making payment to the Commissioner of Personal Data Protection Malaysia:- Offences under the PDPA (1) Breach of any of the Personal Data…

  • Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner publishes draft Codes of Practice

    The Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner has published the draft Codes of Practice for the banking and finance industry and also for the communications sector. Members of the public are invited to provide their feedback before 22 September 2015 by sending their comments to:- KERTAS KONSULTANSI AWAM (KTA) BIL. 2/2015 / KERTAS KONSULTANSI AWAM (KTA)…

  • Public Consultation Paper No. 1/2015: PROPOSED STANDARD PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION  

    On 1 July 2015, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner published the Public Consultation Paper No. 1/2015. This consultation paper is intended to solicit feedback from the data users and data subjects relating to their understanding of the personal data protection. In order to make the Standard for Personal Data Protection a reliable reference document, the…

  • List of Data User Forums in Malaysia

    The Personal Data Protection Commissioner has appointed the following associations as data user forum for the following sectors:- 1. Institut Akauntan Malaysia for the accounting and audit sectors; 2. Persatuan Jualan Langsung Malaysia for the direct selling sector; 3. Persatuan Bank-bank Dalam Malaysia for the banking and financial sectors; 4. Institut Jurutera Malaysia for the…

  • Upcoming Event: Cyber Laws and Digital Forensics

    I will be speaking at this event on the 22nd of October 2014 on Taking Actions on Cyber Crime (Click on image for larger view)

  • Survey Relating to Compounding Regulations

    The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Commissioner Office wishes to enforce compounding regulations pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. They have now issued a survey for the members of the public and organisations. Any response to the survey should be submitted before 14 November 2014. For more details, go to www.pdp.gov.my Download: Survey Form…

  • Retirement of Haji Abu Hassan Ismail

    With the retirement of Haji Abu Hassan Ismail as the Director General of the Personal Data Protection Department, Encik Mazmalek bin Mohamad has been appointed as the new Director General of the Personal Data Protection Department effective from 1st October 2014.

  • Malaysian Bar releases feedback to Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s Proposal Papers

    On behest of the Malaysian Bar Ad Hoc Committee for the Personal Data Protection Act, the Malaysian Bar has published the feedback by Ad Hoc Committee on Personal Data Protection to Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s following proposal papers. 1) Guideline on Compliance of Personal Data Protection Act 2010; 2) Guide on the Management of Employee…

  • Bread & Kaya: Cyberstalking, harassment … and road rage

    Bread & Kaya: Cyberstalking, harassment … and road rage Foong Cheng Leong Jul 17, 2014 – No specific Malaysian law that criminalises stalking or harassment – Singapore has enacted such laws, and Malaysia should follow suit THE recent case of a blogger complaining that she had been harassed and stalked by a fan got me…

  • [No. 5/2014] Guide On The Management Of CCTV Under Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010

    The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Commissioner (Commissioner) has published a proposal paper entitled, “Guide On The Management Of CCTV Under Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010”. This proposal paper aims to provide guidelines for an individual or organization in the management of CCTV under Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA). Any comments on the Proposal…