ARTICLE · 10 APRIL 2013

Data Protection Laws of the World Handbook: Second Edition - Malaysia

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Malaysia's first comprehensive personal data protection legislation has been passed by Parliament but is not in force.

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At present, Malaysia does not have any comprehensive data protection law in force. In the absence of an overarching protection of personal information, obligations of secrecy have been imposed in a piecemeal manner by statute or industry codes in specific circumstances. Confidentiality of information is usually protected using contractual obligations or the common law of confidence.

However, this situation will soon change. Malaysia's first comprehensive personal data protection legislation, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ("PDPA"), has been passed by the Malaysian Parliament. However, at the time of writing, no date has been set for the PDPA to come into force.

DEFINITION OF PERSONAL DATA

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Data Protection Laws of the World Handbook: Second Edition - Malaysia

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DEFINITION OF PERSONAL DATA

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