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Currently, Malaysia does not have a data breach notification requirement under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ("PDPA").

The Minister of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (the Minister) has announced by Gazette that Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the PDPA) will finally take effect as of 15 November 2013, introducing a privacy regime in Malaysia for the first time.

Malaysia is in the process of updating its Personal Data Protection Act to align more closely with laws in other jurisdictions. The law was originally passed in 2010 and then modified this year. As part of the modification...

Data users may make an application for the renewal of the certificate of registration no later than 90 days before the date of expiry of the certificate of registration.

In February 2020, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner issued a public consultation paper titled "Public Consultation Paper No. 01/2020 on Review of the PDPA".

As a startup founder, you have to deal with confidential information from various sources, such as investors, partners, customers, or employees. Confidential information can include business plans...

Data breaches have become increasingly rampant in recent years and Malaysia is no exception. The consequences of data breaches for companies can be devastating...

In the third week of May 2022, the public's attention was once again roused over an alleged data leak involving the personal information of 22.5 million Malaysians of the age between 18 and 82 years.

The emergence of technology with borderless access discovers a new spectrum of world to mankind – the virtual world. Thanks to technology, our daily activities and businesses are facilitated, simplified and accelerated.

Have you ever considered the amount of personal data you disclose each time you use your smartphone or computer.

In our previous article, we discussed measures a company should consider taking in response to a data breach.1 In this article, we will expand the discourse to the potential liabilities a company...

In our previous article, we explored the significant transformation brough about in the legal industry by Artificial Intelligence (AI), perceiving "the law as data", which has brought about significant transformations in the legal industry.

All businesses have risks – but not all risks can be prepared for.

In light of the latest sitting in Dewan Rakyat, there are few proposed amendments listed under the Finance Bill 2021 in which was tabled for its first reading in Dewan Rakyat.

Our previous alert[1] discussed the potential legal exposure of companies in the event of a data breach. In this alert, we will examine the latest Singaporean cases of data breach investigated by the Singapore...

Section 12A of the Personal Data Protection Act 20101 [Act 709] ("PDPA"), which will come into effect on 1 June 2025 requires data controller and data processor to appoint one or more data protection officers ("DPO")...

In this digital age, the protection of personal data has become an increasingly vital concern. Many countries have enacted comprehensive laws to safeguard individuals' personal information...