Since 2018, continuous efforts have been made by the Malaysian Government to review and update the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) in order to bring the PDPA in line with global data protection standards, and also to address issues arising from the emerging ways of using and processing personal data. However, the review process and the PDPA amendment bill have been delayed time and again, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as multiple changes in the Government.
With the installation of a new Government, the new Minister of Communications and Digital, Fahmi Fadzil, is now tasked with overseeing the proposed amendments to the PDPA. Therefore, this Update seeks to provide a quick insight into the latest information available on the status of the proposed amendments to the PDPA under the new Government.
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