Friday, November 12, 2010

What does PDPA 2010 offer?!


Under the PDPA,
 Businesses which process their individual customer’s personal data will need to reevaluate their current data.
 Privacy policies, processes and consent should be reconfirmed
Consumers will also have a new set of rights,
·         Being informed about their personal data
·         Determine the right to access, correct and control their data
·         Control the processing of their personal data by other parties

By implementation and enforcement of this act, safety, security protection, integrity and reliability of the network and services will be guaranteed.  The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is the agency at the forefront to fight against crimes committed in the communication network.

In order to better understand the PDPA 2010 we should take the following steps:

• Overview of PDPA 2010
• Key terms to be aware e.g. Personal Data, Sensitive Personal Data, Data User, Data Subject, Processing
• 8 Principles of Data Protection
• Registration of Data Users
• Rights of Data Subject e.g. right to access, right to correct personal data
• Offences and consequences
• Transitional provisions
• Steps to be taken now to be in compliant with the Act


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