More Clarity On Vietnam's New Data Protection Requirements

At a conference organized by Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) on June 7, 2023, government officials provided more guidance on the recently issued Personal Data Protection Decree (PDPD), which is set to take effect on July 1, 2023.

Key takeaways included the following:

• A national portal on personal data protection for online submission of notifications and registrations will be launched before July 1, 2023. The MPS also plans to issue templates for data processing impact assessments (DPIAs) and transfer impact assessments (TIAs) in the near future.
• The PDPD requires data controllers, data processors, and data controller-processors to prepare a DPIA at the start of personal data processing. The MPS clarified that the DPIA is expected to be prepared and submitted once. Only changes to its content would require submission of an updated DPIA.