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The PDPA establishes the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) as the regulatory authority governing data protection in Singapore. The PDPC enforces the PDPA and publishes advisory guidelines on the interpretation of the PDPA. [7] To date, the PDPC has enforced the PDPA against a number of organisations.
The Act prohibits transfer of personal data to countries with privacy protection standards that are lower than those outlined in the general data protection rules. [80] The Personal Data Protection Commission is responsible for enforcing the Act, which is based primarily on a complaints-based system. [78]
The PDPA establishes a data protection law that comprises various rules governing the collection, use, disclosure and care of personal data. Access to personal data is laid out as part of Part IV, chapter 21 which states that on request of an individual, an organization shall, as soon as reasonably possible, provide the individual with: [ 9 ]
PDPA can refer to: People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan – a communist party; Personal Data Protection Act 2012 – a Singapore law governing the use and protection of personal data; Professional Dart Players Association – a trade association for darts players
The data protection reform package also includes a separate Data Protection Directive for the police and criminal justice sector that provides rules on personal data exchanges at State level, Union level, and international levels. [8] A single set of rules applies to all EU member states.
In compliance with the PDPA, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) as the enforcement body (similar to the PCPD). It governs the collection, use, disclosure and care of personal data in Singapore (Chesterman, 2012). [12] The main differences lie in their enforcement.
Singapore’s newly enacted Payment Services Act brings so-called Digital Payment Token (DPT) services under current anti-money laundering (AML) and counterterrorist-financing (CTF) rules.
SS584:2013 was issued in 2013, and the program was initially administered by IDA. [3]In 2015, the standard was revised (SS 584:2015). At this time, Accreditation was handed over to the Singapore Accreditation Council, a division of Enterprise Singapore, in line with other Singapore Standards.