In my blog dated 8 April 2020, I wrote about ACRA Bizfile+ has a record for Data Protection Officer (#DPO) which could mean companies and businesses will have to register their DPO record here. Sure enough, in July 2020, the #PDPC sent emails to ask us to register such data in ACRA Bizfile+. Appointing a …
ACRA Bizfile+ record for DPO (Data Protection Officer) Read More »
Last Thursday (14 May 2020), #MCI and #PDPC released a public consultation paper on proposed amendments to the #PDPA. These proposed amendments are important as it is a first comprehensive revision to the Act since it was enacted in 2012. #PDPC has also conducted public consultations on mandatory notification and data portability obligation last year. …
COVID-19 forces us to communicate with friends and colleagues remotely. Instead of Webex, Skype, or Microsoft Teams, Zoom suddenly becomes the video conferencing software of choice. This was until it emerged that there are privacy concerns with Zoom. Then, the U.S Senate, Germany government, Taiwan government, Singapore government, Google, … started to ban it! Oops! …
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PDPC has been having problem enforcing the appointment of DPO by the organisations. The appointment of Data Protection Officer(s) is a mandatory requirement in PDPA 2012. In addition, the organization “shall make available to the public the business contact information” of the DPO. Unfortunately, a lot of organisations not only have not appointed a DPO, but also …
How PDPC can enforce mandatory DPO appointment with little effort Read More »
It is widely anticipated that several proposed amendments to the PDPA will take effect this year. One is a mandatory notification obligation where an organization is required to notify the authority within 72 hours once it has determined that a data breach had occurred. I have earlier written an article on this, so I will …
Proposed amendment to Singapore PDPA: Data Portability Obligation Read More »
Huntonprivacyblog.com reported on 9 Jan 2020 that according to MLex, a South Korean court has found the Data Protection Officer (DPO) of Hana Tour service guilty of negligence in failing to prevent a 2017 data breach that involved more than 465,000 customers. He was fined 10 millions won (USD 8,500) while the company was fined …
Should Data Protection Officers (DPO) consider liability insurance? Read More »
Happy New Year my friends! Sorry I have not updated the blog for a while. I went for a year-end break and then was busy setting up 4 LinkedIn groups for Data Protection Officers (DPO). These are for DPOs from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and The Philippines. The LinkedIn groups are named “Data Protection Officer (DPO) …
Look forward to more excitement in data protection in this new year Read More »
I received an email the other day from T-Mobile saying that my personal data has been breached. I am among the one million customers who were, regrettably, ‘inconvenienced’. The data leak was related to my pre-paid wireless account. Frankly, I could not recall having used T-Mobile pre-paid wireless account! Even if I did, it must …
Data Protection Officer – Do you know what you are getting into? The implementation of data privacy protection laws in various countries have given rise to a new job role: Data Protection Officer (DPO for short). In some countries, such as Singapore and the Philippines, it is mandatory by law that businesses must appoint a …
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China Personal Data Protection Gathering Pace Since China’s Personal Information Security Specifications (PISS) took effect in May 2018, China has moved fast in raising the general awareness of personal data privacy. At this year 3.15 consumer rights protection program, widely watched by millions of Chinese, one of the vendors exposed for blatant violations on consumer …
