Govt drafting new law to combat online fraud, ensure digital security
Gobind Singh Deo said this was because both acts were entirely different from technical and legal implementation perspectives.
Mon Jul 08 2024
Cabinet approves amendments to Personal Data Protection Act, says Digital Minister
Gobind Singh Deo highlighted that key proposals for amending Act 709 include mandatory notification of personal data breaches.
Thu Jul 04 2024
Teo to focus on personal data protection, digital literacy, 5G services
Teo said there was an urgent need to increase digital literacy among the people following the increased use of social media.
Mon Dec 12 2022
Data leakage: Appointment of data protection officer required under proposed amendment to Personal Data Protection Act
Data users will be required to appoint a data protection officer under the proposed amendment to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709).
Thu Aug 04 2022
#KiniNews: Personal data safe on MySejahtera? - Don't worry, says minister
Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has reassured Malaysians that it's safe to use the country’s contact tracing app MySejahtera, as their private data is protected under the Personal Data Protection Act.
Ismail was responding to a question on a viral video which was widely circulated yesterday, showing a man questioning the MySejahtera app’s wide list of permissions required to function on mobile devices.
Ismail was responding to a question on a viral video which was widely circulated yesterday, showing a man questioning the MySejahtera app’s wide list of permissions required to function on mobile devices.
Mon Mar 21 2022
Rela denies personal data used for automatic registration of members
Rela in a statement today said the automatic registration was against Section 6 (1) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Tue Jun 15 2021
PDPD urges Muslim Pro to protect users' personal data
Muslim Pro explained that the information given previously to X-Mode was not personal data.
Tue Nov 24 2020
Govt still studying need to amend Personal Data Protection Act
The government is holding discussions with the relevant agencies and parties regarding the need to amend the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709).
Wed Aug 26 2020
Government will not disclose the status of Tabung Harapan contributors
The identity of the contributors was protected by the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and the Banking and Financial Institutions Act.
Wed Aug 26 2020
Company charged with processing of personal data without PDPD certificate
A company, which operates a private college here, was charged in the Sessions Court here today with processing the personal data of former employees of the college without a certificate of registrati
Wed May 03 2017
Placing children's images as 'Whatsapp' profile puts them at risk
It was feared that malicious people would have access to the images and later recognise the faces of the children of the owner of the phone number.
Thu Mar 23 2017
TNB Code of Practice protects customers' personal data
TNB said as Malaysia's largest and leading utility company, TNB and its subsidiaries, Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) and Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB), had prepared the Code of Practice in just a year
Sun Aug 14 2016
Singapore enforce Personal Data Protection Act today
Organisations in Singapore will have to comply with rules on the collection, use, disclosure and care of personal data in the Data Protection provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.
Wed Jul 02 2014
Doctors ask to be exempted from Data Protection Act
Doctors want to be exempted from having to register as a data user under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA), arguing that it was 'redundant'.
Fri Feb 14 2014
Personal Data Protection Act enforced from Nov 15
Those categorised as users of data have until Feb 15 next year to register with the Personal Data Protection Department.
Tue Nov 26 2013