Thai Personal Data Protection Committee Actively Enforces The Personal Data Protection Laws

It has been nearly five years since the issuance of the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (the "PDPA"), and a year and a half since it became fully enforceable in Thailand. Currently, the Personal Data Protection Committee (the "PDPC") – the ruling authority under Personal Data Protection Laws in Thailand - is actively pursuing enforcement of the PDPA, which demonstrates a clear commitment to the protection of personal data. In recent years, four sub-regulations have been issued, and there are four more that have been published for public hearing in October 2023.

Alongside the issuance of the sub-regulations, the PDPC is also publishing its rules and decisions on complaints filed with the PDPC, which affirms the more active enforcement of Personal Data Protection Laws in Thailand. In this newsletter, our Personal Data Protection Practice Group will provide an update on the recent activities of the PDPC, with insights into the implications of such for